Emily Laidlaw
@emilylaidlaw.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair in cybersecurity law and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. Working at the intersection of all things tech law and human rights - online safety, freedom of expression, privacy, platforms, AI, security.
If you are in Ottawa next Tuesday, join us at the Faculty of Law to discuss freedom of expression and online hate.
Join us on November 18 for the Inaugural Călin-Rovinescu Lecture to discuss online freedom of expression, exploring how hate speech challenges collective accountability and the role of law in protecting free expression with @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you are in Ottawa next Tuesday, join us at the Faculty of Law to discuss freedom of expression and online hate.
With @f-mb.bsky.social, happy to share our op-ed on the need for digital policy surrounding privacy, cybersecurity and AI to be central to the new government's agenda and why: shorturl.at/SnidA
Digital policy surrounding privacy, cybersecurity and AI must be central to Mark Carney’s agenda
Whatever existential threat Canada faces, technology is at the centre of it. It will also be at the centre of the next CUSMA negotiations.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
With @f-mb.bsky.social, happy to share our op-ed on the need for digital policy surrounding privacy, cybersecurity and AI to be central to the new government's agenda and why: shorturl.at/SnidA
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This was great fun. Thanks to @rebootcomm.bsky.social, my esteemed panelists @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social and dxsp1d3r.bsky.social, and our switched-on audience who came with great comments and questions. And if you haven't been to #VIPSS, you're missing out. See you next year!
Session 3C - Concurrent Panel: Security and Social Media Misinformation/Disinformation - TikTok: China's Glaring Trojan Horse
Moderator: Brent Arnold
Speakers:
• Aislin Jackson
• Dr. Emily Laidlaw
• Harsh Modi
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#VIPSS25
#VIPSSummit
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Moderator: Brent Arnold
Speakers:
• Aislin Jackson
• Dr. Emily Laidlaw
• Harsh Modi
#VIPSS
#VIPSS25
#VIPSSummit
#cybersecurityconference
#dataprivacyconference
March 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This was great fun. Thanks to @rebootcomm.bsky.social, my esteemed panelists @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social and dxsp1d3r.bsky.social, and our switched-on audience who came with great comments and questions. And if you haven't been to #VIPSS, you're missing out. See you next year!
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Just be grateful that the Pentagon Papers case was presented to the Court in 1971 and not 2025!
January 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just be grateful that the Pentagon Papers case was presented to the Court in 1971 and not 2025!
After years of consultation #BillC63, now to be split, is ready for Committee study. This is critical legislation to advocate for the vulnerable and hold platforms accountable. My latest with
@pierretrudel
shorturl.at/ZNSS9. Merci pour la collaboration et l'opportunité d'écrire en français.
@pierretrudel
shorturl.at/ZNSS9. Merci pour la collaboration et l'opportunité d'écrire en français.
L’urgence d’adopter la loi sur les méfaits en ligne
Le projet de loi C-63 reflète les consensus qui ont émergé lors de plusieurs consultations auprès des Canadiens.
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December 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
After years of consultation #BillC63, now to be split, is ready for Committee study. This is critical legislation to advocate for the vulnerable and hold platforms accountable. My latest with
@pierretrudel
shorturl.at/ZNSS9. Merci pour la collaboration et l'opportunité d'écrire en français.
@pierretrudel
shorturl.at/ZNSS9. Merci pour la collaboration et l'opportunité d'écrire en français.
Online Harms Bill #C63 split. This is an impt step. Pre-study starts tomorrow with Justice - I appear Monday. Part 1 aligns with global standards, some of which were developed by conservative govts. This could and should be bipartisan. The structure is sound, now for amendments. shorturl.at/xKe4C
Online harms bill to be split in two after being stuck in Commons, held up by filibustering
Justice Minister Arif Virani plans to separate parts two and three of Bill C-63, splitting measures to protect children from online abuse from new offences critics say are heavy-handed
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December 4, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Online Harms Bill #C63 split. This is an impt step. Pre-study starts tomorrow with Justice - I appear Monday. Part 1 aligns with global standards, some of which were developed by conservative govts. This could and should be bipartisan. The structure is sound, now for amendments. shorturl.at/xKe4C