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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Oct 11

    Last week Canada signed a rebranded deal after months of suspense and secretive negotiations. But what does the deal mean for the Internet? Here’s the lowdown:

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  2. 8 hours ago

    Today in copyright and 😈...

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  3. 10 hours ago

    "It's not just undue influence that Sir Tim is worried about however; he fears that unpleasant corporate cultures are impacting society through the design and business choices made by the tech giants."

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    12 hours ago

    In a great win for democratic accountability and freedom of expression, the Federal Court of Canada struck down the federal government's request to keep our court proceedings under wraps.

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  5. 12 hours ago

    Why are Canada's political parties exempt from following federal privacy law just like any other business? It is not entirely clear, but the public is demanding immediate action.

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  6. 12 hours ago

    BBC News - Fake Cambridge Analytica ad hits Facebook

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    15 hours ago

    BREAKING: Celebrities like plus web companies like and are backing a new crowdfunding effort ahead of CRA deadline.

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    12 hours ago

    How can you tell fact from fiction when real news and fakes news all look alike? 🔊

    Keeping It Real News with Baratunde Thurston
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    14 hours ago

    “Individual privacy is not a right we simply trade-off for innovation, efficiency or commercial gain. No one has freely consented to having their personal information weaponized against them.” – Commissioner Therrien

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    13 hours ago

    “the internet, once seen as a liberating technology, is increasingly being used to disrupt democracies as opposed to destabilizing dictatorships”

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    14 hours ago

    The formal comment period on the proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile closed yesterday at the FCC, and Dish Network was among a number of entities voicing loud and stiff opposition to the transaction.

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  12. Retweeted
    Oct 31

    🙌 Keep it up ! These kind of legal battles are long and hard. But so vital for defending our rights in an unbelievably opaque and imbalanced system.

    Civil liberties group wins a round in court case over alleged spying on activists
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    12 hours ago

    As 's writes for the , it's rare that those guilty of murdering journalists are held to account. But thanks to the resilience and tenacity of those fighting , that's slowly starting to change:

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  14. 12 hours ago

    The rules kick off today, but experts warn they don't go far enough as they don't give Canada's Privacy Commissioner teeth to enforce them:

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    12 hours ago

    Big data's great promise comes with great responsibility too. Learn about your rights in the age of :

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  16. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act is the gold standard for biometric privacy protection nationwide. EFF will continue to resist efforts to weaken it.

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  17. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    Here's how those Boston Dynamics robot videos became internet gold:

    How Boston Dynamics robots became so popular
    You've probably seen the robot that can do parkour, and the robot dog from Boston Dynamics. Here's how they became internet gold.
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    14 hours ago

    “It is not an exaggeration to say that the digitization of so much of our lives is reshaping humanity. If we are not careful, it will be reshaped in ways that do not accord with our most fundamental rights and values.” – Commissioner Therrien

    Entretien | « Il y a un danger à débattre de l’IA au sein d’une élite et que les gens ordinaires se sentent laissés pour compte, ou pensent que l’on décide pour eux des choses qui ne sont pas bonnes », estime Yoshua Bengio
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  19. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    Google walkout: global protests over sexual harassment scandals

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  20. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    THREAD: Some tweets about this mornings ETHI committee, Breach of Information Involving Cambridge Analytica and Facebook w/ Canada's Privacy Commissioner, Daniel Therrien.

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  21. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    Why are political parties refusing to comply with Canadian privacy laws? |

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