Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 9, 2006 as Web's Naming Body Barters Away Privacy Appeared in the BBC on October 10, 2006 as Internet Privacy 'Sacrified" By ICANN Internet governance has attracted increasing attention in recent years as governments, business communities, and Internet users struggle to develop a […]
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Canadian Tech Law Research Hurt By Budget Cuts
Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 2, 2006 as Why Cut Funding For Work That Needs to be Done? The introduction of new technologies invariably leads to a plethora of new legal concerns. For instance, new surveillance technologies lead to doubts about the adaptability of privacy law, while rising […]
Industry Minister Should Put Spam Law Back on the Agenda
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 25, 2006 as As Spam Flow Grows, Harper Government Sleeps [http://geistcanadaspamagenda.notlong.com] Earlier this month Industry Minister Maxime Bernier traveled to Saskatoon to deliver the keynote address at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting. Bernier's speech focused on the value of entrepreneurialism and […]
Sony Rootkit Settlement Leaves Canadian Consumers Unsettled
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 18, 2006 as Rootkit Settlement Gives Canadians Short Shrift The Sony rootkit controversy generated enormous public attention last year after it was disclosed that the company inserted faulty copy-protection software onto dozens of CDs, rendering hundreds of thousands of personal computers vulnerable to […]
Little Public Broadcast of Dangerous Broadcast Treaty
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 11, 2006 as Leaders Weirdly Silent on Sweeping Broadcast Treaty Government negotiators and broadcast officials descend on Geneva this week to continue negotiations on a treaty that few people have heard about, yet one which may have damaging long-term consequences for consumers, technology […]
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