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Guest Post: A Clear Cookie Jar: Discussing the Increased Autonomy of Our Digital Privacy
By Rachael Bradshaw on June 15, 2021 | Tagged with big data, Bill C-11, Cambridge Analytica, Data, data, data mining, law, laws, online privacy, 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 […]
Guest Post: Understanding Internet Regulation in Canada
By Rachael Bradshaw on June 1, 2021 | Tagged with data regulation, law, privacy, Regulation, sharing
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 […]
Digital Identity Digest (March 2019)
By Monique Rodrigues on April 11, 2019 | Tagged with Academic Honesty, Canvas, computer science, Data Collection, Data Ownership, Digital identity, Digital Identity Digest, education, Events, Hacking, law, learning analytics, Learning Management System, public interest technology, sociology, technology, UBC, universities
What are universities doing with all the data they collect about you? The Ubyssey published an article about how UBC intends to use students’ data to provide insights to support teaching and learning through its learning analytics project. Although it sounds like a positive development in education, some people are concerned about whether the extensive […]
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