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Group Presentation – Regulation of the Internet

Hello everyone! Izzy, Zac, Finley and I will be presenting on the regulation/censorship of the internet. In particular, we will be looking at how three different countries – Australia, the UK and Canada – regulate online content, and in some instances how they control what content can be uploaded, distributed and viewed by the public. […]

Two Million$ for “Boarding”: Digitally Enhanced Dasherboards Bring New Advertising Potential to the NHL

The NHL All-Star Game, aside from being an event for hockey’s most talented players to showcase their skills (and a chance for Ovechkin to take a little vacation), it is also an opportunity for the league to test new and innovative technology to bring more people closer to hockey. Last year, the league introduced puck […]

News of the Week; January 29, 2020

COMMUNICATIONS  Canada’s Communication Future: Time to Act (Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel) Independent panel report calls for more Canadian streaming content and an ad-free CBC A Demonstrably False Premise: Why “Inevitable” Canadian Internet and Cancon Regulations Won’t Level the Playing Field, Support Canadian Stories or Save a Thriving Industry (Michael Geist) Conservative critic says […]

“The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy As We Know It”

A relatively small and unknown company has created facial recognition software that goes far beyond searching through government databases. It can pull up pictures from your social media accounts and from the internet meaning they can date back for many years. The software has been used successfully by multiple law enforcement agencies, some of whom […]