Canada’s Expanding Surveillance State As global security concerns intensify, Canada has significantly expanded its border surveillance infrastructure under the justification of national security. Privacy laws, which are intended to protect individuals from government overreach, have instead been leveraged to enable invasive data collection and monitoring. This paradox is most evident in the way Canadian authorities Read More…
The Geopolitics of the Internet Threats to an open internet have been increasing over the past decade. China, Russia, and other authoritarian states have stepped up attempts to exert greater global top-down control over the network architecture that enables the data flows internet operations rely on. If authoritarian states shape the future of the internet in Read More…
TikTok has been banned in India and the United States may follow suit. In his new article, Alex Johnson examines the TikTok controversy and assesses the app’s potential to compromise national security.
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The Internet of Things combined with Big Data presents a new paradigm that offers unprecedented potential for improving life, but also poses serious challenges for security, privacy, justice, and democracy.
Jacqueline Hicks looks at Facebook’s recently updated privacy policy concerning the use of user data being used for surveillance.
In this four-part series, Kelsie Chasse provides an in-depth analysis of intelligence collection in Canada, clarifying many misconceptions and discussing the various pros and cons of clandestine and mass surveillance.
In this four-part series, Kelsie Chasse provides an in-depth analysis of intelligence collection in Canada, clarifying many misconceptions and discussing the various pros and cons of clandestine and mass surveillance.
In this four-part series, Kelsie Chasse provides an in-depth analysis of intelligence collection in Canada, clarifying many misconceptions and discussing the various pros and cons of clandestine and mass surveillance.
In this four-part series, Kelsie Chasse provides an in-depth analysis of intelligence collection in Canada, clarifying many misconceptions and discussing the various pros and cons of clandestine and mass surveillance.