COVID-19PRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Data Surveillance by Canadian Governments as COVID Response: CCLA’s Privacy Protection Prescription We are writing you about the use of technologically-mediated surveillance as a public health response…Brenda McPhailApril 20, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICEInformation Sharing CCLA to Attorney General: Emergency Management of the Justice Sector Now Needed In particular, I am writing about three matters: emergency funding of provincial legal aid services;…Michael BryantMarch 22, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACY Public Health, Pandemics and Privacy Technology can be used as a tool to support human health and dignity, or to…Brenda McPhailMarch 20, 2020
PRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City Statement On The Reset Of The Quayside Project Today’s news that Sidewalk Labs has withdrawn from pursuing the project is a victory for…Brenda McPhailMarch 7, 2020
PIPEDAPRIVACYPrivacy ActPrivacy Law Reform Canada’s Patchwork Privacy Protections are Ready for a Major Update The digital economy and the pressing need to democratise civil society have forced us to…CCLAJanuary 1, 2020
Artificial IntelligencePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Make the Choice: Put the Horse Back in the Barn Clearview AI is a tech company that the New York Times reports has scraped 3…Brenda McPhailJanuary 1, 2020
PRIVACYSearch & Seizure Shoppers Not Suspects Shoplifting problem? What shoplifting problem? Retailers need to stop illegal searches of their customers. The…Michael BryantNovember 13, 2019
PRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & Technology Haunting Decisions Due October 31 October 31 is an important decision-day for the Waterfront Toronto/Sidewalk Labs smart city— a fitting…Brenda McPhailOctober 29, 2019
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSMass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA Joins Rights Groups Challenging Mass Surveillance In Europe Following last year’s victory in which the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found the…Brenda McPhailJuly 10, 2019
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & Technology CCLA v. Waterfront Toronto, et. aI: Public Court Documents CCLA v. Waterfront Toronto, et. aI: Public Court DocumentsCCLAJune 24, 2019