A few months ago, we proposed a bill of rights for learning data. While the need for reform within the context of our university systems is still real, events like the Cambridge Analytica scandal—which occurred in the interim—highlight the need for all Canadians to have a bill of rights to protect their digital identities.
Today, DigitalRightsNow.ca and DroitsNumeriques.ca were launched to do just that. It’s a campaign to reform Canada’s legal framework around digital rights in order to protect our economy, democracy, and quality of life. The campaign is a collaboration between Tech Reset Canada, The Digital Justice Lab, and The Centre for Digital Rights.
The campaign is an appeal to members of parliament in the House of Commons to take issues like data collection, ownership, use and rights, seriously. In addition, the campaign encourages government to create models for:
- Privacy as a public good
- Consent
- Equitable internet access
- Fair competition
- Future prosperity
We encourage anyone who wishes to see greater consideration from government when it comes to these issues to sign the petition and show your support for digital rights for all Canadians.
The draft principles were composed in part by Bianca Wylie, the guest on our last episode of the podcast, and Taylor Owen, from the episode before.
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