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Be a Part of Drafting Principles for Digital BC

Be a Part of Drafting Principles for Digital BC

By Eseohe Ojo on January 29, 2020 | Tagged with Advocacy, BCGov, Digital Rights, Draft Principles, Online Safety

The Digital Tattoo Project was recently invited by the Government of British Columbia to review and share feedback on the Draft Principles for Digital BC and you can too!   The Digital Principles in Context These Digital Principles are envisioned to be part of an interconnected set of guidance and standards for all BC Public […]

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In the News: Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance: “Privacy is not Absolute”

In the News: Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance: “Privacy is not Absolute”

By Jason Cheung on October 9, 2018 | Tagged with Digital Rights, ECHELON, Five Eyes, Government Control, Government Surveillance, In the News, PRISM, Snowden, surveillance

Five Eyes (FVEY) Intelligence Alliance is a multi-national agreement for signals intelligence between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom [1]. This group emerged as a result of the 1943 Britain-United States of America Agreement (1943 BRUSA Agreement)[2]. Although the treaty was signed and enacted in 1943, the public was only […]

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Canvas Exposed: The little problem with UBC’s big, expensive new tool

Canvas Exposed: The little problem with UBC’s big, expensive new tool

By bryan short on August 20, 2018 | Tagged with Canvas, cloud computing, Consent, Contract, data, data residency, Digital Rights, Exposed, FIPPA, Forced Consent, Informed Consent, privacy, privacy policy, terms of use, UBC

The little problem with UBC’s big, expensive new tool Last year, UBC introduced a new learning management system. Canvas by Instructure was rolled out to replace the aging and underperforming Blackboard Connect. When classes begin this September, UBC’s more than 60,000 students will only be using the new Canvas system. Learning management systems are useful […]

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Digital Rights Now – Sign the Petition

Digital Rights Now – Sign the Petition

By bryan short on June 18, 2018 | Tagged with Bill of Rights, Consent, Data Collection, Digital Rights, digital tattoo podcast, privacy

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, […]

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