Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 11, 2016 as A Canada-EU Trade Deal is in More Trouble than We’re Told The Canadian government has characterized the proposed trade agreement between Canada and the European Union (CETA) is its top trade priority. The deal would increase trade by removing tariffs […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 4, 2016 as ‘Zero Rating’ Battle Throws Net Neutrality in Doubt Net neutrality emerged as a top Internet policy issue over 10 years ago as some Internet service providers (ISPs) openly discussed creating a two-tier system with a fast lane for websites and […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 27, 2016 as How a File-Sharing Lawsuit Against Rogers Threatens Your Internet Privacy The centerpiece of Canada’s 2012 digital copyright reforms was the legal implementation of the “notice-and-notice” system that seeks to balance the interests of copyright holders, the privacy rights of Internet […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 20, 2016 as Set-Top Box Crackdown Will Chill Canada’s Tech Innovation The ability to record television programs is a feature that most consumers take for granted today, but when the Sony Betamax was first introduced in the 1970s, it revolutionized television and sparked […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 13, 2016 as Security Agencies Need to Fess Up About Illegal Privacy Breaches Three years ago this month, Edward Snowden shocked the world with a series of disclosures that revealed a myriad of U.S. government-backed surveillance programs. The Snowden revelations sparked a global […]

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