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Tech, digital, and social justice (also ⛸).

Hamilton, Ontario
Joined August 2011
Like it or not, digital identity is coming...probably sooner rather than later. The Canadian FPT commissioners have issued an important joint statement on privacy and transparency for #digitalidentity : priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/… @uocommonlaw
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There should have been consultation before the feds attempted #AIregulation. #BillC27's #AIDA is problematic. In this post I struggle w/the gov'ts jurisdiction to enact this shell of a law & consider what its role might have been: teresascassa.ca/index.php?op… @uOttawaTechLaw
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My post this week on Canada #BillC27 looks at oversight and governance under the proposed AI and Data Act, including the new (and I'm sorry) disappointing Data Commissioner: teresascassa.ca/index.php?op… #AI @uOttawaTechLaw @f_mb @OttawaHealthLaw
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Call for public feedback on Toronto Police Services Board policy on adoption and use of new AI technologies - good thread from @biancawylie @uOttawaTechLaw
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Critical listening for data governance/privacy folks.
#ICYMI: Episode 7 of the #InfoMatters podcast explores issues of First Nations #datasovereignty. Tune in here or wherever else you get your podcasts: ow.ly/Ive850G9XHm
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The UN called for a moratorium on the use of AI tech over concerns it "enables discrimination, invades our privacy and undermines our rights"
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In our new submission, Commissioner Kosseim responds to the government’s proposals for a new provincial private sector #privacy law. Learn more: ow.ly/MsRO50G5yhU #PIPEDA #BillC11
In our new episode of Info Matters, the Commissioner explores issues of #FirstNations data sovereignty with Dr. Jonathan Dewar of @fnigc and Carmen Jones of @ChiefsofOntario. They discuss the #OCAP principles: ownership, control, #access, & possession. ow.ly/H3mX50FY69a
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So we've got a new statement of principles to share over the next few days. If you're an artist, musician, writer, actor, cultural worker and you want to contribute your skills and resources to fight for housing justice in #HamOnt, let us know here: forms.gle/orZrguXsbJ17wpiLA
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How my career started I think.
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This kind of lexical slipperiness, where words do not mean what they seem to mean, is at the bottom of every single sale of public land to private developers. The definition of corruption never changes.
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Facial recognition technologies pose significant risks to privacy. Read more in the Commissioner’s latest blog:ipc.on.ca/mugshots-to-megaby…
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Keeping these critical issues in conversation is important. Presenting tomorrow with @sarabannerman at the Future of Privacy Forum’ smart city webinar.
Make sure to register for the "Privacy in Smart Cities: Considerations for Planning" webinar taking place this Friday @ 11 am ET, featuring experts whose research touches on the uses of data for planning & implementing #smartcity concepts. Register below! eventbrite.com/e/privacy-in-…
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Angela Orasch retweeted
Commissioner Therrien said Bill C-11, aimed at modernizing Canada’s outdated private sector privacy law, would be “a step back overall” from the current law and needs significant changes if confidence in the digital economy is to be restored. priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-…
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Angela Orasch retweeted
Ontario released its Digital and Data Strategy on April 30, 2021. My post assessing it is here: teresascassa.ca/index.php?op… The strategy is here: ontario.ca/page/building-dig… @uocommonlaw
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“...legislators may want to consider inclusive and principles-based definitions [of surveillance tools] and allow for policy mechanisms that can be updated iteratively.” belfercenter.org/publication…
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Angela Orasch retweeted
What was it like to get by on CERB? No picnic. Now imagine trying to get by on provincial social assistance. Here's what Ontarians told us. theconversation.com/cerb-was… via @ConversationCA
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