PRIVACYPrivacy Law ReformSurveillance & Technology What Do We Want? Stronger Privacy Laws. When Do We Want Them? Now It has become routine to start all commentary on privacy laws in Canada with a…Brenda McPhailAugust 26, 2020
PRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Order a Ride and Say Goodbye to Privacy The CCLA recently submitted its feedback on the draft regulations for Québec’s new Act respecting…CCLAAugust 12, 2020
Face SurveillanceMass SurveillancePRIVACY Facial Fingerprinting Pilot by Police Halted by UK Court of Appeal There was a huge victory today for privacy rights against police use of facial recognition…Brenda McPhailAugust 11, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRIVACYPrivacy During COVIDSurveillance & Technology Contact Tracing App in Canada: To Download or Not The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAJuly 3, 2020
PRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City Let’s Not Forget, We Won June 25th was supposed to be Decision Day, the day Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto would…Brenda McPhailJune 26, 2020
COVID-19PRIVACYSurveillance & Technology The Canadian Contact Tracing Experiment Begins A social experiment in technologically-assisted tracking for public health purposes is about to being in…Brenda McPhailJune 18, 2020
COVID-19EQUALITYPRIVACYVaccine Passports “Immunity Passports”: a New Journey to Inequality As we flounder about looking for ways out of the COVID-19 climate of fear, and…Brenda McPhailMay 26, 2020
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
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& TechnologyToronto's Smart City Statement On The Reset Of The Quayside Project Today’s news that Sidewalk Labs has withdrawn from pursuing the project is a victory for…Brenda McPhailMarch 7, 2020