Newsletter: May 19, 2020

 

 

 

 
 

Weekly News (May 19, 2020)
Compiled by Fizza Kulvi with Sara Bannerman McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory 

(May 12 – May 18, 2020)

Canadian News

• [PRIVACY] CRTC rejects call for oversight of contact-tracing apps (Globe and Mail)
• [PRIVACY/SURVEILLANCE] Ottawa ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing: Trudeau (National Post)
• [PRIVACY] CSIS says proposed federal privacy reforms could hinder spy operations (Globe and Mail)
• [MEDIA OWNERSHIP] OPINION: Geist: How to pay for the future of journalism (National Post
• [PLATFORM REGULATION] OPINION: Anderson: After the pandemic, Google, Facebook and Netflix need regulation more than ever (The Star)
• [SMART CITIES] Homegrown tech innovators ready to jump in at Quayside after Sidewalk Labs’ exit (The Star)
• [SMART CITIES] OPINION: Agrell: We never needed Sidewalk Labs for true innovation (The Star)
• [PRIVACY/CYBERSECURITY] Hackers are using fake COVID-19 health websites to steal your personal information, police warn (The Star)

International News

• [SURVEILLANCE] Senate Approves Surveillance Bill With Sharper Privacy Safeguards (NYT
• [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Facebook to pay $52m for failing to protect moderators from ‘horrors’ of graphic content (Guardian
• [TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY] Trump extends U.S. telecom supply chain order aimed at Huawei, ZTE (Reuters)
• [DATA PROTECTION] The Technology 202: Democrats introduce bill to protect data collected in coronavirus pandemic (Washington Post)
• [PRIVACY] TikTok Broke Privacy Promises, Children’s Groups Say (NYT
• [PRIVACY] Apple and Google are building a virus-tracking system. Health officials say it will be practically useless. (Washington Post)
• [PRIVACY] Apple, Google Start to Win Over Europe to Their Virus-Tracking Technology (WSJ
• [COPYRIGHT] Google Hides News, Tricked by Fake Claims (WSJ
• [PRIVACY] Don’t Stand So Close to Me: AI Cameras Police Social Distancing at Work (WSJ
• [CYBERSECURITY] The Cybersecurity 202: Commission that pushed a cybersecurity overhaul hopes coronavirus boosts the effort (Washington Post)

(May 12 – May 18, 2020)

Senate of Canada

• Senate recalled in anticipation of COVID-19 legislation

National Film Board

• Virtual Experience brings historic Parliament building to life through innovative technologies. A coproduction by the Library of Parliament and the National Film Board of Canada.

Microsoft

• Staying safe and smart in the internet-of-things era

Facebook

• Community Standards Enforcement Report, May 2020 Edition
• An Update on Combating Hate and Dangerous Organizations
• Our Continuing Commitment to Transparency
• An Update on Facebook’s Human Rights Work in Asia and Around the World
• Facebook Welcomes GIPHY as Part of Instagram Team

Amazon

• Response to House Judiciary Committee letter on seller data

CRTC

News Releases:

• Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-153

  [2020-05-15 11:00AM]
  DENIED – Rogers Media Inc. – Toronto, Ontario – Application to change the authorized contours of the English-language commercial radio station CKIS-FM Toronto

Senate of Canada Sitting days this week: May 19 & 20, 2020 Upcoming committee meetings: o   [SOCI] (May 20, 2020) Social Affairs, Science and Technology Canadian House of Commons Sitting days this week: May 19 – 21, 2020 CRTC The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions, regulatory policies and reports in the coming week. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change without notice. Anticipated releases for the week of May 18 – May 22 Broadcasting Decision:   Bell Canada, on behalf of V Interactions inc. V Interactions inc. – Change in ownership and effective control Public record for this application: 2019-0648-9 Broadcasting Decision: Groupe V Média inc., on behalf of MusiquePlus inc. MusiquePlus – Change in ownership and licence amendment Public record for these applications: 2019-0677-8 and 2019-0678-6 Upcoming Public Hearings: CRTC Open Broadcasting Proceedings CRTC Open Telecom Proceedings Open Public Consultations: Increasing High-Speed Broadband: Stakeholder and Partner Engagement (June 1, 2019 to June 20, 2020 Renewal of CBC’s licenses (closed; Next step: Public hearing on May 25, 2020) 2019-217 Co-development of a new Indigenous Broadcasting Policy (closed; Next step: Preliminary conclusions and determinations)

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