News

2017

• CIPPIC and BCCLA Earn CIRA Grant for Guidebook on Digital Devices Crossing the Border

  Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2017

  

  The Centre's Canada Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) have earned a grant from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) to produce a guidebook and online resource to help people protect their privacy and personal data when crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

• CLTS and CIPPIC Play Key Roles in Landmark Supreme Court Ruling in Douez v. Facebook

  Posted on Friday, June 23, 2017

  

  On June 23, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada issued alandmark decision in Douez v. Facebook, ruling that non-negotiated take-it-or-leave it contracts should not always be enforced by the courts, particularly where important rights, as privacy rights, might be lost by doing so. The decision – a victory for all Canadians – was made possible through contributions from the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa including Marina Pavlović, Jeremy de Beer and Michael Geist, CIPPIC’s David Fewer and Tamir Israel, and several students who contributed to each step of the process.

• The Office of the Privacy Commissioner Funds Research into Privacy Protection for Legal Apps

  Posted on Friday, June 9, 2017

  

  Amy Salyzyn, Suzanne Bouclin, Jena McGill and Teresa Scassa have been awarded a grant from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada for a research project seeking to protect the privacy interests of users and developers of mobile and web-based legal apps. 

• The Centre for Law, Technology and Society Welcomes New Members

  Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2017

  

  Dr. Wolfgang Alschner, Dr. Suzanne Bouclin, Prof. Thomas Burelli, Dr. Mary Cavanagh, Prof. Jena McGill and Prof. Amy Salyzyn have been appointed Faculty Member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa.

• Professor de Beer Wins 2017 Charles B. Seton Award

  Posted on Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  

  Professor Jeremy de Beer has been awarded the 2017 Charles B. Seton Award by the Copyright Society of the USA for his article “Canada's Copyright Tariff-Setting Process: An Empirical Review”.

• Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau Receives SSHRC Grant to Study Whistleblowers Protections

  Posted on Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  

  Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, has earned a Knowledge Synthesis Grant (KSG) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for a project entitled “L'état de la protection des lanceurs d'alerte au Canada et dans le monde global et numérique” (The State of Whistleblowers Protection in Canada and the Global, Digital World). 

• Professor Michael Geist appeared before the House of Commons to discuss knowledge transfers

  Posted on Monday, June 5, 2017

  

  On June 1st, Prof. Michael Geist appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology that is currently conducting hearings on intellectual property and technology transfers.

• CIPPIC Earns OPC Grant for Project on Canada’s Data Broker Industry

  Posted on Friday, June 2, 2017

  

  The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, has been awarded a grant from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada for a research project examining the state of the Canadian data broker industry and its evolution over the past 10 years.

• Amìr Korhani and Laura Garcia are finalists of Global Affairs Canada's International Policy Ideas Challenge

  Posted on Monday, May 15, 2017

  

  Amìr Korhani (lead researcher) and Laura Garcia (contributor), Ph.D. candidates, are finalists of the International Policy Ideas Challenge 2017 organized by Global Affairs Canada for their project “Optimizing Canada’s International Assistance Efforts with Blockchain Technology: An Assessment of Regulatory Challenges at Home and Abroad”.

• Prof. Jeremy de Beer appeared before the Senate on the CETA

  Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2017

  

  On April 13, Prof. Jeremy de Beer appeared before the Senate of Canada Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (AEFA). The Committee is currently conducting hearings related to the implementation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union.