David TS Fraser
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Canadian internet and privacy law counsel to global companies.
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The Canadian Internet Society
38 minutes ago
TCIS Board Member Dr. Irene Berkowitz spoke with Bell Media's Justin Stockman in a new Canada Media Fund
#Perspectives
interview, exploring how audience trends, streaming platforms, & global demand are shaping Canadian content commissioning.
#HeatedRivalry
FULL INTERVIEW:
cmf-fmc.ca/perspectives...
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Heated Up for the Slo Pitch: Interview with Bell Mediaâs Justin Stockman | Canada Media Fund
https://cmf-fmc.ca/perspectives/heated-up-for-the-slo-pitch-interview-with-bell-medias-justin-stockman/
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One IMPORTANT thing to note: So-called lawful access surveillance powers are only "lawful" if constitutional.
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Dale Smith
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Not mentionedâthe fact that the Supreme Court of Canada has *TWICE* ruled that lawful access is unconstitutional. Kind of an important point to make. cc
@privacylawyer.ca
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Minister leaves door open to tabling new police search powers bill after 1st attempt faced backlash | CBC News
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is adamant Canada's police and intelligence agencies are getting additional search powers, leaving the door open to introducing a new lawful access bill afte...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/anandasangaree-lawful-access-legislation-9.7108630
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Michael Geist
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Faced with a bill featuring embarrassingly weak political party privacy rules, the Senate has voted to amend Bill C-4 by adding a sunset clause that gives the government three years to come up with something better. The bill now heads back to the House.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/nobo...
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Nobody Wants This: Senate Rejects Governmentâs Anti-Privacy Plan for Political Parties By Sending Bill Back to the House With a Sunset Clause - Michael Geist
Faced with a bill that would leave political parties subject to weaker privacy rules than virtually any other major organization in Canada, the Senate voted yesterday to amend the bill by including a ...
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/nobody-wants-this-senate-rejects-governments-anti-privacy-plan-for-political-parties-by-sending-bill-back-to-the-house-with-a-sunset-clause/
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Michael Geist
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Government pushing through Bill C-4 anti-privacy rules that it barely acknowledges with Senate ârebukingâ but caving, shows why the bill is so harmful. Given a choice between political benefit and Canadiansâ privacy, the parties take self-interest every time.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Senators plan to rebuke government for adding unrelated policy changes to tax-cut bill
Upper Chamber stopped short of blocking the governmentâs effort to include rule changes for political parties in an affordability bill
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-senate-finance-committee-bill-c-4-political-parties-privacy/
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My friend Rachel is part of "Cold Dips for Hot Meals", dunking - repeatedly - into a frozen Canadian lake raising funds for a worthy cause: meals and programs for those who are facing food insecurity. Please join her or support her:
cold-dips-for-hot-meals-2026.raiselysite.com/rachel-barne...
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Cold Dips For Hot Meals: Serving Hot Meals One Polar Dip At A Time
https://cold-dips-for-hot-meals-2026.raiselysite.com/rachel-barnes?fbclid=IwY2xjawQF1DxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemdRcwB9HbgLtUYNEEN50dOsRUbFQaeaRU3_2_BW3B59OK2X6SMBJCg7W-Zw_aem_O4ztCguDuePldvU2uyWmPw
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Josh Tabish
13 days ago
Bill C-2âs lawful access powers are being revamped (
nationalpost.com/news/politic...
) â and that should alarm any Canadian who cares about their privacy. In my latest for
@progresschamber.org
, I explain why small tweaks wonât fix it:
progresschamber.org/insights/sma...
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Small Tweaks Wonât Fix Canadaâs Controversial Surveillance Powers: - Chamber of Progress
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is pushing ahead with revisions to the governmentâs lawful access measures in Bill C-2. This news should set off
https://progresschamber.org/insights/small-tweaks-wont-fix-canadas-controversial-surveillance-powers/
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Christopher Nardi
13 days ago
After its highly criticized rollout of lawful access reform in the Strong Borders Act C-2 last spring, the Carney gov has gone back to the drawing board and will likely table a narrower bill focused on additional search powers for police and spy agencies. My latest âŹď¸
nationalpost.com/news/politic...
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Liberals likely to table new, narrower lawful access bill after blowback to C-2: sources
After its highly criticized rollout of stalled bill C-2 last spring, the Liberal government has gone back to the drawing board.
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberals-likely-to-table-new-narrower-lawful-access-bill-after-blowback-to-c-2-sources
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Once again, a fantastic Secure Line podcast episode on national security law with
@stephaniecarvin.bsky.social
and
@jessmarindavis.bsky.social
. Check it out on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts....
youtu.be/l0UyQVa8MV8
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Organized Crime as a Tool of State Power
YouTube video by Secure Line
https://youtu.be/l0UyQVa8MV8
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I'm thinking of doing a video on my YouTube channel about vexatious litigants and folks who abuse our access to information laws. I may also throw in some commentary on occasional assaults on our open courts by such folks. Would that be of interest?
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Unless there's an early election, I'm 99% confident that
#LawfulAccess
will be back. I expect that there will be improvements that make it palatable for those who care about the Charter, but the gov't has not made the case for mandatory, secret back doors.
nationalpost.com/news/politic...
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Liberals likely to table new bill on police search powers after blowback: sources
After its highly criticized rollout of stalled bill C-2 last spring, the Liberal government has gone back to the drawing board.
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberals-likely-to-table-new-narrower-lawful-access-bill-after-blowback-to-c-2-sources
12 days ago
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The Future of Journalism has been cancelled.
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Michael Geist
12 days ago
Time for the Government to Fix Its Political Party Privacy Blunder: Kill Bill C-4âs Disastrous Privacy Rules
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/time...
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Time for the Government to Fix Its Political Party Privacy Blunder: Kill Bill C-4âs Disastrous Privacy Rules - Michael Geist
Just weeks after last yearâs election, Mark Carneyâs government committed not one, but two privacy blunders in rapid succession. First, Bill C-2 - literally the first substantive bill of the new gover...
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/time-for-the-government-to-fix-its-political-party-privacy-blunder-kill-bill-c-4s-disastrous-privacy-rules/
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The next time a politician whines about privacy and "big tech", as them why their party is unwilling to follow basic rules that every other organization has to follow.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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Althia Raj: Could Canadaâs major political parties all agree on anything worse than this?
The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats are attempting to grant themselves the right to do whatever they want with your personal information, without your knowledge or third-party oversight, Alt...
https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/could-canadas-major-political-parties-all-agree-on-anything-worse-than-this/article_595e4f94-35c1-41d7-a1ff-1bc6159fb1b4.html
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Dale Smith
17 days ago
For the morning crowd, my latest YouTube episode where
@privacylawyer.ca
and I talk about the government's renewed push for lawful access laws
#cdnpoli
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Lawful Access Objections
YouTube video by Dale Smith
https://youtu.be/PM27IGI21uw
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Yeah,
#lawfulaccess
is coming back. I expect that some deeply problematic bits will be made somewhat less horrible, but I think the secret back doors into our service providers will still be on the government's wish list. Thanks
@journodale.bsky.social
for the good discussion!
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This is silly: Police using drones to catch distracted drivers should equally be charged with distracting drivers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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She photographed a police drone at a traffic light. It earned her a distracted driving charge | CBC News
On May 7, 2025, Kingston Police used a drone to catch distracted drivers in the act. Now, at least two of the 20 tickets issued that day have been withdrawn.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-police-drones-distracted-drivers-caught-charges-withdrawn-9.7082828
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Michael Geist
21 days ago
Social media bans have begun to appear in various countries with Australia's social media ban taking effect late last year.
@lisagiven.bsky.social
joins Law Bytes podcast to discuss how it functions and what lessons Canada might draw from the experience to date.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/the-...
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 257: Lisa Given on What Canada Can Learn From Australiaâs Youth Social Media Ban - Michael Geist
Social media bans for younger users have begun to take hold in various countries, particularly in Europe. In Canada, Bill S-209 may ostensibly be about underage access to pornography sites, but the bi...
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-257-lisa-given-on-what-canada-can-learn-from-australias-youth-social-media-ban/
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Dale Smith
21 days ago
This story barely got any mention today, which is crazy because it's a sign of just how broken the RCMP really is.
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More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds | CBC News
A CBC investigation of RCMP disciplinary records reveals hundreds of cases of alleged gender-based violence by members. Through a series of access requests, CBC received more than 10 years of discipli...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/rcmp-gender-based-violence-analysis-9.7077762
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Dr. Christine Sarteschi, LCSW
22 days ago
The global sovereign citizen movement: The sovereign citizen movement has grown beyond a nuisance and into an escalating national security challenge for many countries around the world:
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
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The global sovereign citizen movement
The sovereign citizen movement has grown beyond a nuisance and into an escalating national security challenge for many countries around the world.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/global-sovereign-citizen-movement
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Amanda Tepski
23 days ago
www.pcworld.com/article/3054...
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Internet Archive unveils tool to save the web from dead links
Link Fixer is a WordPress plugin designed to stop "link rot" and keep old web pages alive even after they've gone inaccessible.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3054897/internet-archive-launches-add-on-to-combat-broken-links.html
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Daphne Keller
24 days ago
Holy cow. This 5th Circuit ruling on U.S. copyright overriding other countries' copyright laws, while a little arcane in its details, is a huge mess for everything from basic commercial licensing to national sovereignty and comity.
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A Volcanic Opinion in the Fifth Circuit Destabilizes International Copyright LawâVetter v. Resnik (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa [Ericâs note: this is another Long Read post from Prof. Ochoa, clocking in at over 10k words.] Territoriality is a fundamental principle of international intellectual prop...
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/01/a-volcanic-opinion-in-the-fifth-circuit-destabilizes-international-copyright-law-vetter-v-resnik-guest-blog-post.htm
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This is ridiculous. And dangerous. Teens have privacy rights that are essential to their dignity and their health.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Parents can now see medical records of Alberta teens, sparking worry among doctors | CBC News
Some Alberta doctors are warning a move by the provincial government to increase the access parents have to the medical records of teenagers could put some patients at risk.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medical-records-alberta-teens-9.7077600
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Dale Smith
25 days ago
This bill is up for clause-by-clause in Senate committee today. Here is a great breakdown of the bill and why it's very, very bad.
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dBCoatl @ Screw Censorship!
27 days ago
Reminder that
#BillS209
will be brought up this week on February 4-5, so please call/e-mail/mail your Senators and tell them to OPPOSE this bill! Donât let them take away our privacy!
#SaveSpeech
#StopS209
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Really interesting conversation. I appreciate that podcasts and YouTube give the opportunity for a longer conversation with deeper insights than soundbites.
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28 days ago
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For International Privacy Day, a client asked me to speak with their employees about privacy, online scams, and steps individuals can take to protect themselves. Iâve seen a lot of this in my practice, & thought a wider audience might benefit from those observations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Ut...
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Privacy, Online Fraud, and What You Can Do About It
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4UtzNcKSv0
29 days ago
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about 1 month ago
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Happy international data privacy day to those who celebrate ...
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CIRA
about 1 month ago
Looking for funding for your Canadian internet project? Applications for CIRA's
#NetGood
grants open next week! Join one of our webinars to learn more:
www.cira.ca/en/resources...
English: Feb 4 at 2 p.m. ET French: Feb 5 at 2 p.m. ET
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CIRA expands Net Good Grants to help close digital divides amid rising digital sovereignty concerns â CIRA
Applications open February 2, 2026 to all communities facing digital barriers
https://www.cira.ca/en/resources/news/net-good/expands-close-divides-digital-sovereignty/
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Josh Tabish
about 1 month ago
Ottawa is waking up to what many have said for years: the Online News Act backfired. Instead of helping Canadian publishers, it cut them off from audiences -- just as trade pressure grows to scrap the law altogether.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Ottawa in talks with Meta about restoring news to Facebook
Company blocked all news from Facebook, Instagram in 2023 in response to legislation which would require it to pay for content
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-in-talks-with-meta-about-restoring-news-to-facebook
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My friend
@cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social
was recently a guest on the Caffeinated Risk podcast, talking about the legal perspective on cyber security. It is well worth your time to give it a listen.
caffeinatedrisk.buzzsprout.com/1495954/epis...
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Cyber Security, the legal perspective with Brent Arnold - Caffeinated Risk
"Legal and Regulatory" is a common receptor category in most enterprise risk matrices but with any luck most organizations have limited direct experience with cyber litigation matters. Thi...
https://caffeinatedrisk.buzzsprout.com/1495954/episodes/18538963
about 1 month ago
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Beautiful male hairy woodpecker visited this afternoon.
about 1 month ago
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Legal Affairs Canada
about 1 month ago
Charter Rights: Supreme Court Canada is hearing arguments on Quebec case that could have far-reaching implications on policing across Canada. Quebec [govt] says police need power to randomly stop people.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Quebec says police need power to randomly stop people. Can it convince Supreme Court? | CBC News
Should a police officer be able to pull you over without a reason? The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a Quebec case that deals with exactly that. Proponents of random police traffic stops say t...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/supreme-court-random-traffic-stops-9.7048943
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BCâs Privacy Commissioner has just found the City of Richmondâs âpublic safetyâ camera pilot to be unlawful, ordering them to shut it down. City says they have a different interpretation of the law, and theyâre off to court. I review this finding in my YouTube channel.
youtu.be/fbpt7d-_wSg
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BC Privacy Commissioner finds city's use of public surveillance cameras unlawful ... off to court
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
https://youtu.be/fbpt7d-_wSg
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CBA National Magazine
about 1 month ago
Court finds the federal governmentâs invocation of the Emergencies Act to end the occupation of downtown Ottawa and border blockades by the so-called âFreedom Convoyâ and its associated protests was overreach.
@journodale.bsky.social
reports.
www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
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Federal Court of Appeal says use of Emergencies Act was overreach
The invocation infringed on freedom of expression and protection against unreasonable search and seizure
https://www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/hot-topics-in-law/2026/federal_court_of_appeal_says_use_of_emergencies_act_was_overreach
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The White Hatter
about 2 months ago
Parents, Meet the AI Companion Your Teen Has Already Been Using Since 2023
www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/parents...
#digitalliteracy
#onlineparenting
#artificialintelligence
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Parents, Meet the AI Companion Your Teen Has Already Been Using Since 2023
Many parents worry about teens using AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini, but miss a key reality. For most teens, their first AI companion was not a homework app. It was Snapchat. Since 2023, MyAI has liv...
https://www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/parents-meet-the-ai-companion-your-teen-has-already-been-using-since-2023
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Canada's government has proposed a law to address explicit "deepfakes", but it does not address this week's scandal and may go too far in another area. Now on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMrd...
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Canada's new proposed law to outlaw explicit deepfakes: Bill C-16
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMrdcxc-zUk
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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I feel bad for British comedian Jonathan Ross. I'm relatively confident he didn't murder anyone this week.
about 2 months ago
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Michael Geist
2 months ago
With my @lawbytespod podcast on a holiday break, this post looks back at the ten most popular episodes of the year. Topping the charts this year was a discussion with Sukesh Kamra on law firm adoption of artificial intelligence and innovative technologies.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-...
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The Year in Review: Top Ten Law Bytes Podcast Episodes - Michael Geist
The final Law Bytes podcast of 2025 released last week took a look back at the year in digital policy. With the podcast on a holiday break, this post looks back at the ten most popular episodes of the...
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/the-year-in-review-top-ten-law-bytes-podcast-episodes-4/
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Robert Diab
3 months ago
Bill C-2 is back. After a recent roundtable with the Minister of Public Safety calling for ideas for how to improve the bill, Iâve posted âFive Ways to Fix Bill C-2 â and Better Protect Our Privacyâ
robertdiab.substack.com/p/five-ways-...
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Five Ways to Fix Bill C-2 â and Better Protect Our Privacy
Controversial parts of the Strong Borders Act are coming back; we should try to get them right
https://robertdiab.substack.com/p/five-ways-to-fix-bill-c-2-and-better
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Vimy Forge Accelerator Seeks Applicants: The Fredericton-based program helps startups with defence-related products.
entrevestor.com/%20home/entr...
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Vimy Forge Accelerator Seeks Applicants
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https://entrevestor.com/%20home/entry/vimy-forge-accelerator-seeks-applicants
3 months ago
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Daphne Keller
3 months ago
Wow -- I missed that even UNICEF expressed concern about the Australian social media ban. UNICEF!! They said, correctly, "for many children, particularly those who are isolated or marginalised, social media is a lifeline[.]" H/t
@mmasnick.bsky.social
on CTRL-ALT-SPEECH podcast.
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CIPPIC
3 months ago
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted CIPPIC leave to intervene in Facebook v. Privacy Commissioner. The case will shape how PIPEDA protects Canadiansâ privacy in the digital age, and whether privacy is treated as a human right.
#PrivacyRights
#PIPEDA
www.cippic.ca/news/cippic-...
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CIPPIC Granted Leave to Intervene in Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada at the Supreme Court of Canada | CIPPIC
https://www.cippic.ca/news/cippic-granted-leave-to-intervene-in-facebook-inc.-v.-privacy-commissioner-of-canada-at-the-supreme-court-of-canada
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This will also become a significant issue in civil litigation.
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3 months ago
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The
#PowerSchool
breach, explained: what happened, what data was exposed, and what Ontario and Alberta regulators found. Under Canadian
#privacy
laws, there's no outsourcing accountability. And if you don't need it, don't collect it or retain it. New on my YouTube channel:
youtu.be/l4ytObPKx2A
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When student data is hacked & stolen: Regulatorsâ lessons from the #PowerSchool data breach
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
https://youtu.be/l4ytObPKx2A
3 months ago
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This was really hard to limit my
#Clawbies2025
nominations to three. I think
@kylalee.ca
remains the master of ALL online media for public legal education. The variety of content she puts out and the engagement with the public is amazing. Just wow.
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Secure Line Podcast â CASIS-ACERS
https://www.casis-acers.ca/secure-line-podcast
3 months ago
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Nominations for the
#Clawbies2025
close tomorrow. I'm still trying to get my list down to three nominations...
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3 months ago
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Heartbreaking to wake up to this
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Bondi beach terror attack: 12 people killed in âevil antisemiticâ shooting at park in Australia
Police say one alleged shooter among dead, with second arrested and in a critical condition, after attack on Jewish festival in Sydney
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/14/police-advise-people-to-take-shelter-following-reports-of-active-shooter-at-bondi-beach
3 months ago
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