A RESEARCH TOOL FOR DIGITAL POLICY MAKING AND ANALYSIS
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.
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.
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.
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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
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
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
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
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