Presentation: Privacy and Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
LAW424 – Privacy_and_DTC_Genetic_Testing Hi everyone, please find my presentation attached. I have also provided an approximate transcript below for easy reference, but please see the notes on the slides for any citations. I hope you will find it interesting! “Hello everyone, today I will be telling you about privacy law in relation to genetic information. […]
Short Survey – Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Hi everyone! Next week I will be posting my presentation on privacy in the context of direct-to-consumer genetic testing. In anticipation of that I’m hoping you will take a minute to answer this three-question multiple choice survey — https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XJLG9BY. Thank you!
Drawbacks of Automated Web Content Moderation
DoorDash Spent $5.5 Million To Advertise Their $1 Million Charity Donation byu/bubblydeadpan innottheonion This is a little bit of a throwback to the week of the Super Bowl but I thought that this event was a little too juicy to pass up writing on for a post. For their Super Bowl ad, DoorDash spent $5.5 […]
Presentation: Internet Censorship of Sexually Explicit Content (link to slides)
Hi all! Here is the link to our presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IG0ifbfRI81MOaesaPF6oaJAT1O1c_EK-cfGA7EpRZw/edit?usp=sharing I have also inserted a pdf version for ease of use: Comm law – censorship presentation Hellen & Saska
Presentation: Cyberbullying, Regulation and Accountability
Hello everyone! I’ve attached my powerpoint presentation on Cyberbullying, Regulation and Accountability. Due to problems with file size, I’ve split my presentation into 3 Parts. My sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused. Vanessa’s Presentation on Cyberbullying Part 1 Vanessa’s Presentation on Cyberbullying Part 2 Vanessa’s Presentation on Cyberbullying Part 3 I chose to research and […]
Cyberbullying, Regulation and Accountability
Hello everyone! My name is Vanessa. I am presenting on the topic of cyberbullying. Due to COVID, there’s been a rise in internet use for children and adults who are working, learning and socializing from home. As a result, there’s also been a spike in cyberbullying across different countries. Please take a look at these […]
Rogers agrees to buy Shaw in a deal valued at $26 billion
Hi everyone, https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rogers-signs-deal-buy-shaw-1.5949825 Some recent news here. Rogers Communications has agreed to buy Shaw Communications in a deal valued at $26 billion, which would make Rogers the 2nd largest cell operator in Canada behind BCE Inc., overtaking Telus. Currently, the deal is waiting on 2/3rds majority shareholder approval. Also, the deal will be scrutinized by […]
ONSC strikes down law targeting election misinformation
Davies J of the ONSC has ruled in favour of a Charter s. 2(b) challenge to s. 91 of the Canada Election Act. That provision made it an offence to make or publish certain false statements about political and public figures with the intention of affecting election results. Examples of statements captured by the provision […]
Google announces its intention to move away from all forms of third-party identifiers
Hello Class, Earlier this week, Google announced that it intends to move away from third-party cookie trackers in response to an “erosion of trust”. This move will fundamentally impact digital advertising. Where current practices allow companies to track a user’s online activity to the extent of collecting their personal information, Google now strives to achieve […]
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