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EdTech Posse Podcast on Copyright

I recently spent about an hour talking about copyright for the EdTech Posse podcast. This podcast is no longer available online.

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November 24, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Privacy Commissioner on Net Neutrality

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada's blog notes the recent CRTC decision, stating that "the time has come for net neutrality, both as an economic and a social policy issue, to be examined by the Canadian government. And we look forward to being a part of that discussion."

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November 24, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Privacy Commissioners Formalize Cooperation

The offices of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia recently formalized their approach to cooperation in a number of areas: enforcement; policy; public education and compliance resources; and information sharing.

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November 24, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

New Brunswick Bans Facebook During School Hours

The CBC reports that the New Brunswick Department of Education has banned the use of Facebook by teachers and students during school hours.

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November 24, 2008 3 comments News

The Meaning of the CRTC Decision

Mirko Bibic, Chief Regulatory Officer, Bell: "With this decision, the Commission has rightly confirmed that network operators are in the best position to determine how to operate their networks effectively and efficiently, to allow fair and proportionate use of the Internet by all users." Len Katz, Vice-Chair, CRTC: "Someone told […]

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November 20, 2008 21 comments News