Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 8, 2010 as Hackers, Viruses Threaten Online Voting Validity With the increasing shift from analog to digital, some elections officials are unsurprisingly chomping at the bit to move toward Internet-based voting. Last year, Elections Canada officials mused about the possibility of online voting […]
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Parliamentary Restart Chance to Prioritize Digital Agenda
Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 1, 2010 as Ten Years of Policy Neglect Reflected in Digital Rankings Parliament resumes this week following the unexpected – and unexpectedly contentious – decision by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reset the legislative agenda through prorogation. The House of Commons may have […]
Technology Giants Defend Canadian Copyright Law
Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 22, 2010 as Technology Giants Defend Canada's Copyright Law Each April, the United States issues the Special 301 Report, which examines the intellectual property laws of its main trading partners. For the past 15 years, Canada has been included on the watch list […]
Canadian ISPs Fall Short in Meeting Net Neutrality Rules
Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 15, 2010 as ISPs Fall Short on Net Neutrality Rules Last fall, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission issued its much-anticipated Internet traffic management ruling, better known as the net neutrality decision. The case attracted national interest as the CRTC established several key […]
Ontario Court Rules Consumers Can’t Click Away Class Action Rights
Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 8, 2010 as Dell Warranty Ruling Victory for Consumers In 2004, Ian Andrews purchased a Dell laptop computer for $1,700. About 2 1/12 years later, the computer began to malfunction, periodically shutting down unexpectedly. Stuck with a problem computer that was past the […]
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