Will Bill C-10 end online freedoms of expression?
After considerable backlash for potentially infringing on the freedom of expression, the Liberal government says it won’t regulate user-generated content on social media platforms, but experts warn this overextension of power to regulate the internet is not as innocuous as it seems.
Is the government tracking our cell phones?
Both Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor John Tory admitted to obtaining cell phone data to track people during the pandemic, raising ethical and legal questions
Ontario to invest in wearable contact-tracing technology to protect workers from COVID-19
The project is supposed to help more jobs in Ontario
Canadian Privacy authorities ruled Clearview AI surveillance of Canadians illegal
Clearview AI’s technology allowed law enforcement and commercial organizations to match photographs of unknown people against the company’s databank of more than 3 billion images, including of Canadians and children, for investigation purposes.
Signal downloads soar to 7.5 million as Whatsapp gives users a privacy ultimatum
Signal downloads spike by 4,200% as WhatsApp announces a new set of terms of privacy in which users’ data will be accessed for business purchases
