Earlier in the year, Facebook announced the appointment of 20 board members for its new Facebook Oversight Board (FOB). The announcement came after an increasing demand for Facebook to take…
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From Masks to COVID Apps: The Moral Duty not to Infect Others
As physical distancing and masks are becoming the new normal, Canada’s COVID Alert application is an additional measure to try to limit the spread of COVID-19. While there is no…
Is Toronto Ready to be Transformed into a Smart City?
Smart cities use IoT (internet of things) sensors and technology to connect components across a city to derive data to improve the lives of the citizens and visitors of the…
Plant-Based Protein: The Government’s Latest Investment in Clean Technology
While the Canadian government’s recent investment in a plant-based food facility was a welcome investment in the agricultural industry, it was also a promising investment in clean technology. Recently, Prime…
Determining Liability for AI Generated Works
Much of the discussion on artificial intelligent (AI) generated works have been based on ownership and ownership rights to the works generated by AI and not focusing on the liability…
“There’s an app for that”: Contact Tracing and new Data Security and Privacy Concerns
Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11th, 2020, national governments around the world have sought to battle the virus through a variety of testing,…