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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
What Surveys Say About You
Having our say by responding to surveys often reveals more than we bargain for
Sharon Polsky MAPP
Tracking with care: The ethics of using location tracking technology with people living with dementia
Real-time tracking is increasingly used to track dementia patients. But should it be?
Madalena Pamela Liougas, Alisa Grigorovich
What the Canadian government is missing on AI
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Natasha Tusikov, Blayne Haggart
AI-induced psychosis: the danger of humans and machines hallucinating together
As as chatbots have become more sophisticated they have also become better at lying and manipulating
Lucy Osler
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Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information
People feeling that their data is being collected at every turn leaves many numb to the issue of data privacy.
Rohan Grover and Josh Widera
11/10/2025
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Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes — no wonder we’re addicted
Smartphones capture our attention and cultivate our loyalty
Stephen Monteiro
10/20/2025
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The Human Crisis of AI Exceptionalism: the case of Diella, Albania’s ‘AI Minister’
In AI we trust
Luisa Maciel Perez, Martin Démas
10/10/2025
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Children’s best interests should anchor Canada’s approach to their online privacy
Without deliberate digital safeguards, our society risks compromising children’s abilities to develop empathy and emotional resilience
10/06/2025
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Bill C-4 privacy enhancements are modest and fail to regulate politicians’ use of social bots
Social bots and automated social media accounts slip into our online conversations and imitate humans
Sophia Melanson Ricciardone
10/06/2025
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The Lawful Access Problem: Every Backdoor Becomes Someone’s Front Door
There’s no such thing as a safe backdoor. “Lawful access” means building a weakness into encryption that governments promise only they’ll use. History shows us that every lawful backdoor eventually becomes a criminal’s front door.
Jiri Fiala
09/08/2025
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Rethinking digital humanitarianism: Trust, privacy and technocolonialism
Humanitarian aid comes at a high personal price
Abdul Aziz
08/26/2025
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“Objective” Auschwitz Tour Largely Ignores the Jews
Jewish history at Auschwitz must be told
Faye Lincoln
08/23/2025
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The Absurdity of Using ChatGPT to Fabricate Justice
Government shouldn't use fictive precedents to hoodwink citizens.
Thomas Ciesielka
08/22/2025
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America's Largest Teachers Union Deletes Jews From The Holocaust
The NEA entered anti-semitic terroritory earlier and now calls on teachers to obfuscate the facts of the Holocaust and its Jewish victims.
Dmitri Bolt
08/12/2025
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Canada’s Sovereignty Shell Game
Canada says no to U.S. tech and yes to U.S.-style surveillance.
Jiri Fiala
07/18/2025
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Boundless boundaries of the Strong Borders Act
New law creates sweeping (and secret) police and surveillance power
Sharon Polsky MAPP
07/04/2025
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