Weekly Newsletter: August 22, 2022

Posted on September 6, 2022

Weekly News (August 22, 2022)

Compiled by Fizza Kulvi, Meaghan Wester, and Nick Gertler with Sara Bannerman, Fenwick McKelvey, Guillaume Dandurand, Marek Blottière, and Kevin Morin
McMaster University, Communications Governance Observatory

The Communications Governance Discussion Group meets every few weeks by Zoom. Email organizer Derek Hrynyshyn <derekh@yorku.ca> for details.

(August 16 – August 22, 2022)

Canadian News

[PERSONAL INFORMATION] WestJet apologizes, says ‘technical glitch’ that revealed passengers personal information impacted fewer than 0.05 per cent of customers (Toronto Star)
[PRIVACY] Don’t assume you have a ‘right to privacy’ on work phone or laptop (Financial Post)
[COVID TRACKING] Why is ArriveCan still mandatory, and what is Ottawa’s plan for the contentious app? (The Star)
[BROADCASTING INDUSTRY/GENDER] Lisa LaFlamme’s ouster thrusts into frame what women on TV endure (Toronto Star)
[PUBLISHING INDUSTRY] Publishing in Canada is broken. Will the pending Simon & Schuster – Penguin Random House merger make it worse? (Globe and Mail)
[SMART CITIES] Opinion: Lorinc: Do we really want street lights spying on us? As cities become ‘smarter,’ surveillance is increasing (Globe and Mail)
[ONLINE HATE] Opinion: Editorial Board: Time to tackle online abuse (Toronto Star)
[TECH INDUSTRY] Opinion: Elliot: Big bucks spent badly on tech (Toronto Star)

International News

[PRIVACY] Signal, a Favorite App for Privacy Buffs, Says a Phishing Attack Compromised 1,900 Users (WSJ)
[PERSONAL INFORMATION] Immigration advocates sue LexisNexis over personal data (Financial Post)
[PRIVACY] FTC threatens to sue Kochava over revealing abortion clinic visits (Washington Post)
[COMPETITION] Browser Startups Take Aim at Google Chrome, Apple Safari (WSJ)
[PLATFORM REGULATION] U.S. lawmakers seek social media data after increase in online threats against law enforcement (CBC)

[CONTENT MODERATION] A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal (NYT)
[CONTENT MODERATION] Facebook and Instagram Remove Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Nonprofit for Misinformation (NYT)
[PRIVACY] Workers demand Google expand abortion protections post-Roe (Washington Post)
[COPYRIGHT] Warhol’s Images of Prince: Social Commentary or Copyright Infringement? (NYT)
[PLATFORM REGULATION] Wasn’t TikTok Supposed to Just Be Fun? (NYT)
[MISINFORMATION] In new election, Big Tech relying on old strategies to fight ‘big lie’ (Washington Post)
[DEFAMATON] Australia’s top court finds Google not liable for defamation (Reuters)
[INTERNET REGULATION/CENSORSHIP] Pakistan’s former PM Khan says government’s YouTube block aims to censor him (Reuters)
[COMPETITION POLICY] Opinion: The Big Tech antitrust bill deserves a vote (Washington Post)

(August 16 – August 22, 2022)

Canadian Heritage

Minister Rodriguez announces recipients under the fifth intake of the Creative Export Canada Program

Copyright Board

SODRAC Tariff 5 – Musical Works Embedded in Cinematographic Works for Theatrical Exhibition or Private Use (2017-2019)
Reasons (Application to Withdraw) August 17, 2022

CRTC

Decisions

2022-223 – OUTtv Network Inc. – Across Canada – Application to renew the broadcasting licence for the English-language discretionary service OUTtv
2022-221 – Stingray Group Inc. – Across Canada – Application for regulatory relief regarding the payment of tangible benefits contributions for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 broadcast years in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Senate of Canada

No further sitting days this week; next sitting day: September 20, 2022

Canadian House of Commons

No further sitting days this week; next sitting day: September 19, 2022

CRTC

The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions/regulatory policies in the week of 22 to 26 August 2022. This is subject to change without notice.

Christian Hit Radio Inc.
CHRI-FM Ottawa – New transmitter in Pointe-Claire
Public Record: 2022-0095-5
Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve Winnipeg
Public record: 1011-NOC-2021-0411
Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve Lunenburg County
Public record: 1011-NOC2021-0412

Public Consultations

CBC/Radio-Canada engaging with Indigenous communities across Canada about better reflecting Indigenous cultures (April 26 – September 27, 2022)
CRTC: Share your ideas and comments about telecommunications services in the Far North (June 8, 2022 – October 6, 2022)

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