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Lessons from the Identity Trail Book

- 2009-04-09 -

Over the past few years, CIPPIC actively participated in the "On the Identity Trail" project, a multidisciplinary research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Initiatives on the New Economy (INE) Program and led by my colleague Ian Kerr that focused on issues of anonymity and privacy in an networked society. The fruits of that project have now been pulled together into a book, Lessons from The Identity Trail: Anonymity, Privacy and Identity in a Networked Society, which is available to purchase online from Oxford University Press or to download, free of charge, under a Creative Commons license.

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CRTC Launches Online Public Consultation on Internet Traffic Management

- 2009-04-01 -

The CRTC is currently reviewing the internet traffic management practices of Canadian ISPs with a view to understanding the legal, technical and economic implications of ISP practices that interfere with the traffic that passes through their pipes. The CRTC has decided to open that process to the public through an online public consultation, open until 30 April. CIPPIC and others have already weighed in on this issue, but greater public participation is needed. Log on and make your views known.

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Canadian Identity Forum to Host Ottawa Event on "Enhanced" Drivers' License

- 2009-03-14 -
The Canadian Identity Forum - a partnership of researchers and privacy advocates - will host a national public forum on “enhanced” drivers licences (EDLs), privacy and state surveillance under the new Canada-U.S. border regime. These new licences raise important civil liberties and privacy-related concerns, as they include radio-frequency identification (RFID) and biometric capabilities.
- When: March 24, 2009 from 9:00 to 12:15
- Where: Ottawa Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe
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Facebook Asks for Your Input

- 2009-02-26 -

Facebook, the popular social networking site, has set up a Town Hall to solicit its members' thoughts on governance of the site. Facebook has published two documents - a Proposed Facebook Principles and a Proposed Statement of Rights and Responsibilities - to replace its current Terms of Use, Developer Terms of Service, and the Facebook Advertising Terms and Conditions.

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CIPPIC Files CDM's Comment in CRTC Traffic Management Proceeding

- 2009-02-23 -
CIPPIC has filed a Comment on behalf of its client, Campaign for Democratic Media, in the CRTC proceeding on ISP traffic management. CIPPIC was supported in its submissions by the testimony of noted Internet experts Dr. David Reed of MIT, Dr. Andrew Odlyzko of the Minnesota Internet Traffic Studies (MINTS) project, and Bill St. Arnaud Chief Research Officer for CANARIE Inc.
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Lawful Access Bill on the Agenda

- 2009-02-13 -

The Globe and Mail has reported that Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan has informed a Parliamentary committee that his government intended to introduce legislation to ease the ability of law enforcement to intercept online communications and obtain subscriber data. In response to comments from Canada's Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, requesting consultation, Mr. Van Loan subsequently stated that no bill was "imminent".

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Copyright Bill in Autumn?

- 2009-02-10 -

Heritage Minister James Moore, in his first appearance before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, tipped his hand on the likely timing of the successor to Bill C-61 suggesting that a bill is "more likely" in fall than spring. The Minister confirmed that Heritage and Industry would take "shared responsibility" for the bill. The Minister's comments appear at 01:02:45 of the video stream and following.

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Lawful Access Bill Reintroduced... Again

- 2009-02-06 -
On February 4, 2009, private member Bill C-285 received its first reading in Parliament. The bill is the latest attempt to introduce the Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act, an act designed to expand police powers by granting various agencies access to subscriber information without the need for a search warrant. It also aims to impose obligations on telecommunications service providers to monitor activity of subscribers and disclose it upon request from ‘authorized’ persons.
- Bill C-285
- CIPPIC's Lawful Access Page
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ACTA Leaks Warrant Concern

- 2009-02-03 -

Details of the content of ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, are beginning to leak out. While the document remains subject to negotiation, many of the fears of civil society representatives appear to be justified. Some participants are pushing for the extension of criminal sanctions beyond commercially motivated infringement. Michael Geist and Knowledge Ecology International offer details.

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Michael Geist Releases Film, Why Copyright?, Under CC License

- 2008-12-01 -

Professor Michael Geist's film canvases Canadian creators, academics, scientists and businesses to answer the question, Why Copyright? The film has been made available to the public under a Creative Commons license, and invites the public to comment and remix the film.

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