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.
A trove of research for digital policy – How should we think about the platforms run by Big Tech? What role does technology play in democracy? In infrastructure? In “smart” cities? CDR works with The Syllabus to launch a digital rights archive.
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.
The party state of mind – What do Canadian voters think of federal political parties using their personal information outside the purview of privacy laws? CDR finds out by commissioning a survey.
Do you know where your data has been? – A map of all the places your data goes when you connect to the Internet and start browsing—from Canada to the United States and the NSA. A project led by researchers at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Information.
Ideas for Grassroots Capacity — A data-driven society raises questions of sovereignty, prosperity, equity, justice, and more. In 2018, CDR provided grants to community groups that address these questions and more. A project run by Digital Justice Lab and Tech Reset Canada.
The political data dilemma – Should the Canadian federal political parties compile massive and detailed databases on voters and their likely political allegiances? CDR seeks an investigation by filing a quinfecta of legal complaints.