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Federal Court of Appeal Shuts Down Voltage's Mass Copyright Lawsuit | CIPPIC

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jul 17

Big news: The Federal Court of Appeal has shut down Voltage's mass copyright lawsuit. This is a major win that protects internet subscribers and clarifies the limits of mass litigation under the Copyright Act.

Read our analysis of the decision: www.cippic.ca/news/federal...

Reforming Access to Information | CIPPIC

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚀 Missed our insightful panel discussion on Reforming Access to Information? No worries — you can watch the recording here: www.cippic.ca/our-work/ref...

Dean Beeby (Journalist), Jim Bronskill (Canadian Press), Caroline Maynard (Information Commissioner of Canada), and Ken Rubin (Activist) discuss the state of access to information in Canada and possib...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Telecommunications in Canada

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jul 11

Join our last CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series: Telecommunications in Canada with Chairperson Vicky Eatrides and Deputy Executive Director Rachelle Frenette from the CRTC.

🗓 July 30, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

Join us July 30 for Telecommunications in Canada, a conversation with two senior leaders from the CRTC.

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Telecommunications in Canada

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jul 11

Join our last CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series: Telecommunications in Canada with Chairperson Vicky Eatrides and Deputy Executive Director Rachelle Frenette from the CRTC.

🗓 July 30, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

Join us July 30 for Telecommunications in Canada, a conversation with two senior leaders from the CRTC.

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jul 3

Join our CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move – Reforming Access to Information with Commissioner Caroline Maynard alongside expert panellists Dean Beeby, Jim Bronskill, and Ken Rubin!

🗓 July 9, 2025
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jun 19

Join us next week for another thought-provoking panel in the CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move!

🗓 June 25, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🥪 Lunch provided
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

Join us June 25 for Freedom to Move, a panel focused on labour mobility and non-competes with experts from the Competition Bureau & more.

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jun 19

Join us next week for another thought-provoking panel in the CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move!

🗓 June 25, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🥪 Lunch provided
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

Join us June 25 for Freedom to Move, a panel focused on labour mobility and non-competes with experts from the Competition Bureau & more.

The Supreme Court Refuses Leave on Appeal Using Sexts as Evidence of Consent

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · Jun 5

A quiet resurgence of the twin myths? In R v Reimer, the ONCA suggests that sexts sent before a sexual encounter may be used as evidence of consent. The SCC has now refused to hear an appeal. Chloe Bechard breaks down the decision here: tinyurl.com/reimerappeal

A quiet resurgence of the twin myths? In R v Reimer, the Ontario Court of Appeal suggests that sexts sent before a sexual encounter may be used as evidence of consent. The Supreme Court of Canada has ...

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A New Report on CSE's Ministerial Authorizations

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 27

Join us June 11 for AI & the Federal Government, part of CIPPIC’s Summer Speaker Series.
Featuring Mark Schaan, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet for AI.
📍 Hybrid | 🕐 12PM EST | 🥪 Lunch included
🎟 Free → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 27

Join us June 11 for AI & the Federal Government, part of CIPPIC’s Summer Speaker Series.
Featuring Mark Schaan, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet for AI.
📍 Hybrid | 🕐 12PM EST | 🥪 Lunch included
🎟 Free → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 26

When CSE uses a ministerial authorization to engage in otherwise prohibited activity, it must also submit an after action report. To date, these documents have not been made public. We publish some redacted reports obtained thru #cdnfoi #cdnati, with analysis.

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 26

New Report by @cippic.bsky.social & Canadian Cyber in Context - "How Often Is CSE Receiving Ministerial Authorization to Launch Otherwise Prohibited Cyber Attacks - And Against Whom?"

www.cippic.ca/articles/a-n...

CIPPIC Director Matt Malone and Canadian Cyber in Context's Alex Rudolph publish a report on authorizations that allow CSE to engage in otherwise prohibited conduct.

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 21

#transparency #CIPPIC #CanadaSpends #opengovernment #ottawa

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 21

Only 1 week to go!
Join us May 28 for Build Canada w/ Lucy Hargreaves, founder of Canada Spends
📍 Hybrid | 🕐 1PM EST | 🥪 Lunch included
🎟 Free registration → buff.ly/Ptsm151

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Build Canada

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 20

If you're in Ottawa, consider joining us on the 28th of May at uOttawa Common Law to hear Lucy Hargreaves chat about the Build Canada project (and Canada Spends, too). Registration details below.

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 16

Kicking off the CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025 with Lucy Hargreaves, founder of @CanadaSpends!

📅 May 28 | 1PM EST | Hybrid
🥪 Lunch included
🎟️ Free w/ registration
🔗 buff.ly/Ptsm151

Come talk civic tech, transparency & public spending.

Join us for Build Canada with Lucy Hargreaves, founder of Canada Spends, on tech, transparency & public accountability.

Canadian telecom service providers need labels, not loopholes

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 17

On World Telecommunication Day, CIPPIC and OpenMedia comment on their work to advance the public interest -- demanding labels, not loopholes, for Canadian telecom service providers.

www.cippic.ca/articles/can...

CIPPIC and OpenMedia provide comment on the occasion of World Telecommunication Day.

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Build Canada

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 16

Kicking off the CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025 with Lucy Hargreaves, founder of @CanadaSpends!

📅 May 28 | 1PM EST | Hybrid
🥪 Lunch included
🎟️ Free w/ registration
🔗 buff.ly/Ptsm151

Come talk civic tech, transparency & public spending.

Join us for Build Canada with Lucy Hargreaves, founder of Canada Spends, on tech, transparency & public accountability.

CSDL | IEEE Computer Society

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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · May 12

How secure are the apps on your Android phone?

Researchers at the Citizen Lab and Princeton evaluated the network security of Android apps & found that a large portion of popular Chinese apps use broken proprietary network protocols instead of TLS. Read the paper here: computer.org/csdl/proceed...

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CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 9

"Increasingly, the focus is on the theatre of enforcement, not actual enforcement."

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 8

On Privacy Awareness Week, CIPPIC calls on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to commit to targeted reforms in its enforcement practices

www.cippic.ca/articles/cip...

CIPPIC calls on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to commit to targeted reforms in its enforcement practices

CIPPIC calls on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to commit to targeted reforms in its enforcement practices

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 8

"Through records obtained under the Access to Information Act, CIPPIC has learned that some investigations recently closed by the Commissioner have taken many years to conclude – with many investigations taking three or four years, some taking over eight years, and one even lasting over a decade."

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 8

On Privacy Awareness Week, CIPPIC calls on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to commit to targeted reforms in its enforcement practices

www.cippic.ca/articles/cip...

CIPPIC calls on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to commit to targeted reforms in its enforcement practices

CIPPIC @cippic.bsky.social · May 8

On Privacy Awareness Week, CIPPIC calls on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to commit to targeted reforms in its enforcement practices

www.cippic.ca/articles/cip...