By Michael Geist. Conservative MP Ablonzcy on Bill C-51: Who Needs the Rule of Law? Over the past two days, I’ve posted on the extremely disappointing review of Bill C-51…
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“The first and main concern is the privacy issue … since the information is to be shared by different levels of government and different governmental bodies. There is a risk…
Rogers Executive Calls on Canadian Government to Shut Down VPNs By Michael Geist. 27/02/15 – The Content Industry Connect conference, which was held in Toronto yesterday, featured a panel of…
An alphabet of names and moments that made headlines in 2014. By Michael Geist, originally published 30 Dec 2014, TheTyee.ca Cover photo: A map of the internet With revelations about millions…
By Michael Geist, To Originally published on TheTyee.ca, 12/17.2014 After years of failed bills, public debate and considerable controversy, lawful access legislation received royal assent last week. Public Safety Minister…
By Michael Geist. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Spencer decision, I argued that the decision upholding the reasonable expectation of privacy in subscriber information contradicted the…
By Michael Geist. In late December 2009, Wikileaks, the website that publishes secret government information, posted a copy of the draft intellectual property chapter of the Canada – European Trade Agreement (CETA)….
By Michael Geist. The challenge of jurisdiction and the Internet has long been one of the most contentious online legal issues. Given that the Internet has little regard for conventional…
By Michael Geist. In recent years, it has become fashionable to argue that Canadians no longer care about their privacy. Supporters of this position note that millions of people voluntarily…
Why the U.S. Government Isn’t Really Relinquishing its Power over Internet Governance Cover Image: 2005 map of the internet. Earlier this month, the U.S. government surprised the Internet community by announcing that…