As the 2020 Presidential Primary begins to gather steam south of the border, US Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up big tech (Google, Amazon, and Facebook – she followed…
Category: Regulatory Policy
The Dark Side of Wearable Technology
In an earlier post, I discussed how wearables are becoming prominent in modern life, with Toronto being a notable hotspot for technology development and related interest. From a legal perspective,…
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Moral Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Decision-Making – Who Should be Harmed and Who is Held Responsible?
As autonomous vehicles begin their test runs and potential commercial debuts, new liability and ethical questions arise. Unlike other computer algorithms which are already available to the public, a fully…
Regulating by proxy, restricting rights, and reducing competition? Pitfalls of the EU copyright directive.
On September 12th, 2018, the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation that purports to be an important step toward integrating EU copyright law in the internet age. Generally, the…
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How the IP Strategy Could Transform Canadian Innovation
This article was originally published by The Centre for International Governance Innovation. It was a “hallelujah moment,” so to speak, when the Government of Canada announced its national Intellectual Property…
Use of Facial Recognition Software at Calgary Malls Raises Privacy Concerns
This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. It is a common occurrence to see people checking the directory in a mall to…