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Facial recognition tech is here and Canada offers little privacy protection
Neil McArthur
Canada’s three main federal political parties are working together to fight voter privacy rights
One rule for we. Another for thee.
Sara Bannerman
Political Parties and the Public’s Privacy
Political campaigning is becoming “data-driven” but without enforceable privacy rules
Colin Bennett
OpenAI’s safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge aren’t AI regulation — they’re surveillance
A pipeline from private AI interactions to law enforcement, administered by a corporation, governed by proprietary policy
Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon
Microsoft’s AI deal promises Canada digital sovereignty, but is that a pledge it can keep
US-based tech companies and every email, trade secret, and bit of metadata are at risk
Blayne Haggart
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Digital Tools Help United For Good Foster Healing Discourse
Founded by Oren Revach, an Israeli business leader, United for Good is grounded in the belief that kindess and giving are not luxuries, but essential social infrastructure.
Penina Horowitz and United for Good
02/28/2026
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Is social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause
Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.
Quynh Hoang
02/17/2026
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Worried About Ring’s Lost Dogs Super Bowl Ad? You Don’t Know The Half Of It
Focusing on finding lost dogs keeps the broader picture out of view
Richie Koch
02/13/2026
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Valid Privacy and Valid Publicity of Information
Rethinking how or whether the Rule of Law applies to privacy
Prof. Dr. Camilo Alfonso Escobar Mora
02/12/2026
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Something Big Is Happening
If you haven't tried AI recently, what exists today would be unrecognizable
Matt Shumer
02/11/2026
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Peering into men’s health
Clinics can reveal more than you bargained for
Sharon Polsky MAPP
02/09/2026
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Pernicious privacy risks of foreign partnerships
For Canada to be an AI leader, it must first mitigate hidden privacy risks
Sharon Polsky MAPP
02/02/2026
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Canada's Assisted Suicide Crisis
The sinister culture of death in Canadian healthcare
Nigel Hannaford
01/30/2026
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I research the harm that can come to teenagers on social media. I don’t support a ban
Blanket bans risk misunderstanding both the problem and the solution
Emily Setty, Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Surrey
01/24/2026
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The People’s Consultation on AI
Can a 30-day public consultation on something as important as artificial intelligence regulation be enough?
Sharon Polsky MAPP
01/21/2026
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AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ‘fake’
If AI-generated photos aren’t “real”, what’s the harm?
Alex Fisher
01/16/2026
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How ChatGPT could change the face of advertising, without you even knowing about it
AI wants to get to know you better, and then sell to you.
Nessa Keddo
12/24/2025
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