Book Review
Cristina D'Amico
| Ronald Deibert's "Reset" presents a chilling portrait of our current communications infrastructure, but his solution misses the mark. |
Blog
Joe Masoodi
| Uncovering the silent role that surveillance technologies play in structural racism and police brutality must be an important part of conversations about policing. |
Blog
Philip Lee
| Intrusive monitoring tools adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may further normalize the surveillance of individuals by governments and private entities. |
Blog
Philip Lee
| The right to communicate is never more urgent than when lives and livelihoods are at stake because access to trustworthy information and news is blocked. |
Columnists
Rodrigo Samayoa, Digital Freedom Update
| COVID-19 has exposed how the growing digital divide in Canada is leaving communities behind. |
Columnists
Victoria Henry, Digital Freedom Update
| Privacy experts are already sounding the alarm on contact tracing apps. Location data, if gathered, can reveal sensitive, private information about peoples' lives. |
Blog
Philip Lee
| In Canada, privacy advocates are urging vigilance, noting that the feds and some provincial governments have not ruled out digital tracking of citizens to address the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Columnists
Matt Hatfield, Digital Freedom Update
| We cannot allow lack of access, unaffordable service, restrictive data caps or slow speeds to further marginalize Canada's most vulnerable populations during a time of social distancing. |
Columnists
Pro Bono, Michael Hackl
| Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders recently admitted officers used facial recognition technology called Clearview AI, which mines social media for billions of personal photos. |
Columnists
Rick Salutin
| It's necessary from time to time to update the enemies list. Enemies are harder to identify when they come in casual, tech-ish garb, like Google and Uber. |
Columnists
Marie Aspiazu, Digital Freedom Update
| Big Telecom is fighting tooth and nail to reverse a landmark CRTC decision that already lowered internet prices in Canada. But we can still stop them. |
Blog
Philip Lee
| About 96 per cent of Canadians are now connected to the internet, but a digital divide still exists. |