Guest Post: Navigating COVID-19 Dashboards
Navigating COVID-19 Dashboards by Kailey Fukushima When COVID-19 arrived in British Columbia, I sought safety in information seeking. In Spring 2020, I visited COVID-19 dashboards several times daily. I experienced near-overwhelming anxiety until I learned to navigate these technologies intentionally. Does my story sound familiar to you? If so, you are certainly not alone. COVID-19 […]
Guest Post: A Clear Cookie Jar: Discussing the Increased Autonomy of Our Digital Privacy
A Clear Cookie Jar: Discussing the Increased Autonomy of Our Digital Privacy by Olivia Done We all have privacy agreement fatigue, often accepting all cookies on browsers and skipping new privacy agreement emails. [1] However, recent changes to EU and Canadian digital privacy laws provide us with more user autonomy over data mining [2], terminology […]
Bill C-10: An Urgent Update or a Free Speech Fail?
If you’ve been keeping up with Canadian digital privacy laws (or even if you haven’t), you might have seen posts online about Bill C-10. You know, the angry posts by concerned Canadians about their online freedom of expression? Yep, those are the ones. While Bill C-10 may have originally been born with the good intention […]
Guest Post: Understanding Internet Regulation in Canada
Understanding Internet Regulation in Canada by Alexander Howes There have been several recent movements in Canada surrounding internet regulation. As nations around the world continue to develop policies that protect their citizens, it is important to be aware of what and who is being protected. In Canada, legislation is currently in the process of being […]
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