Yesterday I appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to discuss Bill C-13, the lawful access and cyberbullying bill. My comments focused on three issues: immunity for voluntary disclosure, the low threshold for transmission data warrants, and the absence of reporting and disclosure requirements. As Committee chair […]
Archive for May 30th, 2014
From Coding Kids to Internet Exchanges: CIRA Community Investment Program’s First Round Recipients
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority today announced the first round of recipients in its Community Investment Program. I ran for the CIRA board in the hope that the organization would establish this kind of program and I’m thrilled to see it come to fruition. CIRA received 149 applications (I reviewed […]
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