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CIPPIC Submision on Age Assurance

Sep 11, 2024Privacy, Surveillance

In September, CIPPIC participated in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's exploratory consultation on privacy and age assurance. The submission questions whether age assurance systems can effectively determine a user's age without breaching privacy rights. It also proposes a tool designed to assess whether an age assurance system is truly privacy preserving.

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Libraries as Public Interest Users in the Copyright Balance

Aug 8, 2024Copyright, Accessibility, Innovation

Canadian copyright cases often make reference to balancing protection of and access to copyrighted works, or to balancing the rights of creators against users or the public interest. However, these simple categories of creators and users ignore the variety within each of these categories...

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One year later, has the Online News Act actually helped the Canadian news industry?

Jul 29, 2024Communications, Digital Expression, Open Information

The Online News Act aimed to help calm the financial seas for Canadian news organizations, but a year later the waters remain choppy with infighting, financial woes, and disappointment.

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uOttawa Law Students: Fall Academic Internships Application Deadline August 1

Jul 25, 2024

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