15 November 2024

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Canada’s Privacy Regulation

CONSUMER PRIVACY – The federal government of Canada is attempting to modernize private-sector privacy laws for the second time. It’s also creating AI regulation. CDR has concerns about these proposals and is urging policymakers to make serious amendments.

Research
Ongoing

The Regulatory Capture Lab

Capture in Canada – Regulatory capture happens in a wide range of industries, from oil and agribusiness to finance. Big Tech is no different. The Regulatory Capture Lab studies this capture in collaboration with FRIENDS and with support from McMaster University’s Master of Public Policy in Digital Society program.

Testimony
28 May 2019

International Grand Committee

Data is the new plutonium – Today, surveillance capitalism threatens markets, democracy and personal autonomy. Data, says CDR founder Jim Balsillie, is not the new oil—it’s the new plutonium.

Our work includes research, legal campaigns, community grant programs, and more.

The two-part series with Shoshana Zuboff was a free, on-line public screening. The Logic was a media partner.

2022The Logic
article:

Ottawa’s private-sector privacy bill needs significant changes to ensure it protects people online, says Jim Balsillie. The tech executive and his Centre for Digital Rights are recommending dozens of revisions to Bill C-27. Read here

2022Globe and Mail
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Privacy is central to human well-being, democracy, and a vibrant economy. So why won’t the Trudeau government take it seriously? CDR outlines its concerns with Bill C-27. Read here View pdf

2022Globe and Mail
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British Columbia privacy ruling over political party data collection is a victory for voters’ privacy, writes Colin Bennett, professor of political science at University of Victoria. Read here

2022CBC News
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The office of British Columbia’s privacy commissioner has found that federal political parties are subject to the province’s Personal Information Protection Act. Read here

2022Postmedia Network
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New research from the Regulatory Capture Lab exposes the “revolving doors” between staff in private and public sectors that can leave consumers vulnerable to regulatory capture. Read here

2022Globe and Mail
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Big Tech’s support for Canadian universities risks compromising the integrity of research and scholarship. McMaster University’s Vass Bednar outlines “academic capture” and its consequences. Read here