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The Relationship Between You and Institutional Software

The Relationship Between You and Institutional Software

By Jason Cheung on August 21, 2018 | Tagged with Canvas, Codes of Conduct, Enterprise Software Licensing, FIPPA, Institutional Software, Instructure, Licensing, LMS, policy, privacy policy, Software Licensing, Student Rights, University of Toronto

Introduction Recently, the University of Toronto decided to switch its Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard Learn [1] by Blackboard Inc., to Canvas [2] by Instructure. The newly installed LMS is named Quercus, a branded instance of Canvas built for the University of Toronto. This change in software sparked questions for the Digital Tattoo team to find out: […]

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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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30.1: The Politics of Privacy

30.1: The Politics of Privacy

By bryan short on July 19, 2017 | Tagged with 30.1, data, Data sovereignty, FIPPA

This is the third post in a blog series that questions the risks that we’re willing to assume and examines the hazards that are present in the current information technology landscape. Although it’s never a one-size-fits-all situation, British Columbia’s current legal framework has a specific provision that affects everyone in the province. You can read the first post, here, and the second, here.  […]

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30.1: The Argument for Change

30.1: The Argument for Change

By bryan short on June 21, 2017 | Tagged with 30.1, data, Data sovereignty, FIPPA

This is the second post in a blog series that questions the risks that we’re willing to assume and examines the hazards that are present in the current information technology landscape. Although it’s never a one-size-fits-all situation, British Columbia’s current legal framework has a specific provision that affects everyone in the province. You can read the first post, here. In this blog post, […]

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30.1: The Fight for Data Sovereignty

30.1: The Fight for Data Sovereignty

By bryan short on May 26, 2017 | Tagged with 30.1, data, Data, Data sovereignty, FIPPA

This blog series questions the risks that we’re willing to assume and examines the hazards that are present in the current information technology landscape. Although it’s never a one-size-fits-all situation, British Columbia’s current legal framework has a specific provision that affects everyone in the province.  Why it matters This year, there have been a few anecdotal reports of travellers from Canada being […]

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