So many harms have already emerged from reckless and oppressive uses of AI, with such wide-ranging & far-reaching consequences, to so many groups of people, that it seems almost impossible to document them all. But we tried, in this open letter to Minister Solomon: bccla.org/policy-submi... (1/x)

Much the Bill C-2 focus involves the warrantless disclosure demand powers. But the implications for mandated data sharing across borders and intersection with the US Cloud Act needs greater attention. @kate-ro.bsky.social joins my Law Bytes podcast to discuss. www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/law-...

A few (early) thoughts on digital transnational repression and extraterritorial human rights obligations over at @bindinghook.bsky.social. Thanks for the opportunity to share my research (again!).

NEW today from myself @citizenlab.ca, on the unspoken implications of Canada's Bill C-2 for data-sharing with the United States and other foreign countries: citizenlab.ca/2025/06/a-pr...

Canada 🇨🇦's Liberal govt has proposed a new "Border Security Bill," in large part in response to pressures from 🇺🇸 I raised concerns about that back in March 2025 👇 macleans.ca/politics/the...

Today, new report from @citizenlab.ca:

In @theglobeandmail.com today: Ottawa ‘strongly condemns’ executions of unspecified number of Canadians by China: 🚨 the highly concerning reporting underscores what experts have been warning: #Canada should not enter into the #UnitedNations Cybercrime Convention on cooperation/extradition

From @citizenlab.ca's @rondeibert.bsky.social: The U.S. Wants Canada to Become A Police State

NEW and urgent: Among the many things for Canadians 🇨🇦 to be worried about regarding US 🇺🇸 authoritarianism, @citizenlab.ca has a new legal analysis, authored by @cyn-k.bsky.social @kate-ro.bsky.social about the risks of a Canada-USA CLOUD Act 👇

NGOs and individual experts, including Citizen Lab's @rondeibert.bsky.social, @noura.bsky.social, @penney.bsky.social, and Kate Robertson, urge Canada to reject the UN's draft Convention against Cybercrime in an open letter to @melaniejolycan.bsky.social, Hon Dominic LeBlanc & Hon Arif Virani.

Read the letter on @openmediaorg.bsky.social openmedia.org/press/item/c...