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Protecting our Privacy: Strengthening Accountability for Public Surveillance | Policy Magazine

webfull — Thu, 09 May 2024 16:24:40 +0000

May 8, 2024 | In Policy Magazine’s Emerging Voices series each year, Max Bell School MPPs are asked to write articles on issues important to them. In the fifth article for 2024, Asha Sivarajah underscores the importance of safeguarding privacy rights while ensuring transparency and accountability in public institutions' use of surveillance technologies.

Published: 9 May 2024

Machine Like Us Podcast Series | The Globe and Mail

webfull — Tue, 07 May 2024 14:53:04 +0000

May 7, 2024 | We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction are now transpiring into our reality. Machine Like Us is a technology show where every other Tuesday Taylor Owen sits down with the people shaping this rapidly approaching future.

Published: 7 May 2024

Expert: Canada reaches online news deal with Google

webfull — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:54:34 +0000

The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news content on its platform. Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced the "historic development" regarding the implementation of Bill C-18 on Wednesday, after the tech giant had threatened to block news on its platform when the contentious new rules come into effect next month.

Published: 30 November 2023

Blog post | Q&A with Conseil SAM: On Using Data to Better Understand Food Insecurity

webfull — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:34:26 +0000

Written by the DSH Team*

Une version française de ce billet se trouve ici.

Published: 16 February 2023

Research briefs: Origami-inspired design and why mice fear bananas

webfull — Tue, 24 May 2022 21:21:51 +0000

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Published: 24 May 2022

Blog post | Gouvernance des données: les choix humains derrière les données et les technologies

webfull — Fri, 20 May 2022 22:00:57 +0000

Écrit par l’équipe de coordination du PDS* en collaboration avec Samuel Kohn, directeur des programmes chez Nord Ouvert

An English version of this post will be published shortly.

Published: 20 May 2022

Researchers tackle youth loneliness and technology dependence

webfull — Thu, 19 May 2022 18:27:24 +0000

��ֱ�� professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation.

Published: 19 May 2022

Screen Time Podcast from the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

webfull — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:56:34 +0000

March 25, 2022 | Screen Time podcast is an eight-episode podcast miniseries that explores the rapidly evolving relationship between kids and technology. Co-hosted by Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen, who also directs the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, Catch up on the first three episodes:

Published: 25 March 2022

Patently harmful: fewer female inventors a problem for women’s health

webfull — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:11:23 +0000

"Necessity is the father of invention," but where is its mother? According to a new study published in Science, fewer women hold biomedical patents, leading to a reduced number of patented technologies designed to address problems affecting women.

Published: 6 July 2021

How the spread of the Internet is changing migration

webfull — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:01:03 +0000

The spread of the Internet is shaping migration in profound ways. A ��ֱ��-led study of over 150 countries links Internet penetration with migration intentions and behaviours, suggesting that digital connectivity plays a key role in migration decisions and actively supports the migration process.

Published: 16 December 2020

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