Weekly Newsletter: September 12, 2022

(September 6 – September 12, 2022)

Canadian News 

·         [TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Canadian telecoms agree to provide services to competitors’ customers during outages (Globe and Mail)

·         [TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY] Panne chez Rogers : Les entreprises de télécommunications s’entendent pour s’entraider (La Presse)

·         [BROADCASTING POLICY] Avantage accordé à RDS: nouveau revers en cour pour Bell (Journal de Montréal)

·         [BROADCASTING POLICY] Quel avenir pour les chaînes de télévision spécialisées? (Le Devoir)

·         [TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INTERNET POLICY] Bell’s acquisition of Distributel a death blow to ISP competition: consumer advocate

·         [ONLINE HARMS] Where does the Liberal promise to address harmful online content stand? (CTV News)

·         [PRIVACY] RCMP used undercover operatives, emergency wiretaps to target border blockade in Coutts, Alta.: court docs (Globe and Mail)

·         [TECH LOBBYING/SMART CITIES] Sidewalk Labs project gained support from Trudeau in 2017 call ahead of bid process (Globe and Mail)

·         [COPYRIGHT] Canada’s new resale royalty may only benefit already-successful artists(Globe and Mail)

·         [MEDIA OWNERSHIP] Was LaFlamme’s ouster a cut too far for Bell Media? (The Star)

·         [CYBERSECURITY/PRIVACY] Cyberattaque au Collège Montmorency : Une foule de données sensibles sur le dark web (La Presse)

·         [PRIVACY] Opinion: The public should be informed of open banking’s risks before it arrives (The Star) 

·         [ONLINE NEWS ACT] Opinion: Gil: Why Ottawa’s efforts to get Google and Facebook to pay for news content misses the mark (The Conversation)

·         [TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE] Opinion: Willis: Bell’s deal to buy critic Distributel signals incumbents will dominate telecom (Globe and Mail) 

·         [CYBERSECURITY] OPINION: COLLARD: On ne parle pas assez de cybersécurité (La Presse)

International News

·         [PRIVACY] G-7 Privacy Regulators Aim To Ease Turbulent International Data Flows (WSJ)

·         [ONLINE NEWS] Change snags online news legislation (Chicago Tribune) 

·         [TELECOM POLICY] EU to consult on making Big Tech contribute to telco network costs (Reuters)

·         [ONLINE HARMS] Online safety push marks major test for new U.K. prime minister (Washington Post)

·         [PRIVACY] Ireland fines Instagram $400 million over handling of teens’ data (Washington Post)

·         [HATE SPEECH/FREE SPEECH] France Expels Imam Accused of Hate Speech, Reviving a Thorny Debate (NYT)

·         [CRYPTOCURRENCY] Investors Sue Treasury Department for Blacklisting Crypto Platform(NYT) 

·         [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] What to watch for as Twitter whistleblower testifies to Congress (Washington Post)

·         [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Twitter Agreed to Pay Whistleblower Roughly $7 Million in June Settlement (WSJ)

·         [CYBERSECURITY] Campaign cybersecurity might be the weakest link in the midterms(Washington Post)

·         [ART & TECHNOLOGY] A ‘Virtual Rapper’ Is Fired. Questions About Art and Tech Remain.(NYT)

·         [ONLINE HARMS] Facebook, Instagram a ‘breeding ground’ for crypto scams, Democrats warn (Washington Post)

·         [ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE] Exclusive-Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports -sources (Reuters)

·         [PRIVACY] American Tech Can’t Catch a Break in India (WSJ)

·         [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Teens still love Snapchat. But its business is struggling to grow up. (Washington Post)

·         [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] As Ex-Uber Executive Heads to Trial, the Security Community Reels (NYT) 

·         [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Encrypted app Signal just hired one of Big Tech’s sharpest critics (Washington Post)

·         [PRIVACY] Amazon.com deal for iRobot blasted by pro-privacy, labor groups (Reuters)

·         [PRIVACY] Peter Eckersley Helped Encrypt Internet Traffic to Foil Snoops (WSJ)

·         [PRESS FREEDOM] Hong Kong police arrest chairman of largest journalist group (The Star)

·         [CENSORSHIP/FREE SPEECH] Opinion: Editorial Board: Censorship Is the Refuge of the Weak (NYT)

·         [PLATFORM GOVERNANCE] Opinion: Editorial Board: How the Feds Coordinate With Facebook on Censorship (WSJ)