In early 2021, Google announced they would be removing third-party cookies from the Chrome browser and moving to a more privacy-centric advertising model, news that sent shockwaves through the advertising, academic and tech worlds. But, as David Eliot and David Murakami Wood discuss, this move represents just a fragment of a momentous shift in Alphabet’s corporate strategy.
While Tunisia’s legal framework on women’s rights is the most progressive within the region, it doesn’t refer to technology-facilitated gender-based violence. The limits of both the research on this online violence and the funds to address the realities faced by women experiencing it are undermining stakeholders’ efforts to bring the problem to light, as Sodfa Daaji and Hela Ben Salem explain.
On May 12, the United Kingdom published its draft Online Safety Bill, a new set of landmark laws designed to keep children safe, stop racial hate and protect democracy online. CIGI asked Suzie Dunn, William Perrin and Heidi Tworek how Canada’s plan compares, and what law makers might draw from the UK draft to address online harms.
Enhancing Cybersecurity Readiness in An Era of Digital Disruption
On May 18, as part of our virtual speakers series, CIGI welcomed Shelly Bruce, chief of the Communications Security Establishment. Bruce and Aaron Shull discussed the importance to Canada’s national security of deterring malicious cyber operations and technologically enabled risks. You can watch the recorded event here.
Following last week’s Big Tech episode, Taylor Owen writes about the work of Bellingcat’s citizen journalists who use powerful open-source hacking tools to practise online investigations and intelligence gathering, considering not only how their discoveries can be a force for justice but also how the dual-use nature of their tools is in tension with wider privacy concerns.
Jun. 8 – 1:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): As part of CIGI’s continued work on reimagining a modern Canadian national security strategy, we are pleased to host Vincent Rigby, national security and intelligence advisor to the prime minister of Canada. Rigby will discuss his role in responding to national security challenges; a question period moderated by Aaron Shull will follow. Please note that the date for this event has been updated.
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