https://www.michaelgeist.ca/ In recent years the intersection between law, technology, and policy has exploded as digital policy has become a mainstream concern in Canada and around the world. This podcast explores digital policies in conversations with people studying the legal and policy challenges, set the rules, or are experts in the field. It provides a Canadian perspective, but since the internet is global, examining international developments and Canada’s role in shaping global digital policy is be an important part of the story. Lawbytes is hosted by Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and where he is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:43:50 +0000 en-US Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Michael Geist episodic In recent years the intersection between law, technology, and policy has exploded as digital policy has become a mainstream concern in Canada and around the world. This podcast explores digital policies in conversations with people studying the legal and policy challenges, set the rules, or are experts in the field. It provides a Canadian perspective, but since the internet is global, examining international developments and Canada’s role in shaping global digital policy is be an important part of the story. Lawbytes is hosted by Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and where he is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society. Michael Geist mgeist@pobox.com clean yes d8ab6d8e-7cf9-572c-9a2c-ae69ac67f1cc https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.12 70762648 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/podcast/episode-276-information-commissioner-caroline-maynard-on-canadas-access-to-information-failures-and-why-access-delayed-is-access-denied/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-276-information-commissioner-caroline-maynard-on-canadas-access-to-information-failures-and-why-access-delayed-is-access-denied Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:57 +0000 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=22017 clean no 00:33:44 No no https://www.michaelgeist.ca/podcast/episode-275-david-loukidelis-on-why-stripping-privacy-enforcement-from-canadas-privacy-commissioner-in-bill-c-36-is-unnecessarily-risky-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-275-david-loukidelis-on-why-stripping-privacy-enforcement-from-canadas-privacy-commissioner-in-bill-c-36-is-unnecessarily-risky-policy Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:50 +0000 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=21983 clean no 00:31:59 No no https://www.michaelgeist.ca/podcast/episode-273-rebroadcast-of-the-globe-and-mails-the-decibel-on-canadas-first-steps-towards-a-social-media-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-273-rebroadcast-of-the-globe-and-mails-the-decibel-on-canadas-first-steps-towards-a-social-media-ban Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=21929 clean no 00:28:36 No no https://www.michaelgeist.ca/podcast/episode-270-roundtable-on-the-bill-c-22-risks-for-canadian-tech-companies-featuring-vpn-services-tailscale-and-windscribe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-270-roundtable-on-the-bill-c-22-risks-for-canadian-tech-companies-featuring-vpn-services-tailscale-and-windscribe Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:32 +0000 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=21754 clean no 00:28:55 No no https://www.michaelgeist.ca/podcast/episode-269-inside-the-bill-c-22-hearing-for-the-case-against-governments-lawful-access-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-269-inside-the-bill-c-22-hearing-for-the-case-against-governments-lawful-access-plans Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:54 +0000 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=21720 clean no 00:33:42 No no https://www.michaelgeist.ca/podcast/ep-265-jason-millar-on-claude-mythos-project-glasswing-and-the-governance-crisis-in-frontier-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-265-jason-millar-on-claude-mythos-project-glasswing-and-the-governance-crisis-in-frontier-ai Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:39 +0000 https://www.michaelgeist.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=21554 Jason Millar is a colleague at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. He joins the Law Bytes podcast to talk about Anthropic’s Mythos, the AI governance challenges, the importance of distinguishing between AI security and AI safety, and what governments should be doing to address this latest AI challenge. Show Notes: ABC News, Cybersecurity Concerns About Anthropic’s ‘Claude Mythos’ Explained, April 9, 2026]]> Jason Millar is a colleague at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. He joins the Law Bytes podcast to talk about Anthropic’s Mythos, the AI governance challenges, the importance of distinguishing between AI security and AI safety, and what governments should be doing to address this latest AI challenge. 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