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Surveillance Studies, A Reader’s Advisory
By margaux smith on April 23, 2018 | Tagged with book review, surveillance studies
Written by: Sina Lack Edited by: Margaux Smith Surveillance infrastructure is increasingly being built into our environment and is becoming unavoidable part of our social, work and scholarly lives. Toronto’s Transit Commission is transferring over from a token and metro pass system, to one called “Presto” which allows for unprecedented collection of […]
The End of the Neutral Net
By victoria mcauley on February 12, 2018 | Tagged with CRTC, FCC, net neutrality, Trudeau, Trump
What is Net Neutrality? The concept is relatively simply: net neutrality refers to the current state of the internet, where “broadband providers should treat all Internet traffic the same”[1]. Essentially, net neutrality regulations ensure that internet service providers (ISP), like Verison, Comcast, or Bell, allow unrestricted access to the content on the web. This form […]
Did Canada just get the ‘Right to be Forgotten’?
By bryan short on January 31, 2018 | Tagged with Comic, michael geist, Office of the privacy commissioner, PIPEDA, privacy, reputation, Right to be forgotten, Search Engines
Links: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Draft Position on Online Reputation. Michael Geist’s article in the Globe and Mail and on his blog.
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