CIPPIC

CIPPIC is the University of Ottawa's technology law clinic. It advocates in the public interest on issues arising at the intersection of law & technology.

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Cloud and AI providers can change their privacy terms well after an institution approves a service. Our report for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario examines this privacy drift in the public sector. Thanks to the IPC for its support. https://t.co/QBrmMo5X6T

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Les conditions de protection de la vie privée des services infonuagiques et d'IA peuvent changer bien après leur approbation. Notre rapport pour le CIPVP de l'Ontario examine cette dérive dans le secteur parapublic. Merci au CIPVP de son soutien. https://t.co/iDJQULTzpe

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CIPPIC is hiring! We're looking to fill two positions. A Senior Staff Legal Counsel to work across our public interest technology law mandate, and a Staff Legal Counsel to advance our digital rights work. Learn more and apply: https://t.co/qgeIpf2AeS

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La CIPPIC recrute pour deux postes d'avocate ou d'avocat! L'un consiste à diriger nos litiges et à encadrer l'équipe juridique; l'autre est consacré à nos travaux en droits numériques. Pour en savoir plus et poser votre candidature: https://t.co/9G0cK68mXG

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Ever searched for a flight only to see the price jump minutes later?✈️

This latest blog examines how airlines use personal data to predict consumers' willingness to pay, undermining autonomy, integrity, and equality.

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#Privacy #SurveillancePricing

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When you click “delete”, is your data really gone? Our latest blog explores how generative AI challenges traditional privacy protections, examining AI memory, data deletion, and whether Canada needs a new approach to the #RightToErasure.

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VAR was built to end controversy, but this #FIFAWorldCup, it’s been constantly making new ones. Should a hidden sensor or opaque review process command trust in officiating? We explore what the VAR debate reveals about the future of technology-assisted decision-making.

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AI was supposed to be your assistant. Advertising will make it someone else’s sales associate.OpenAI’s ad pilot shows why we need hard rules on ad separation and surveillance advertising before AI learns the oldest platform trick.

https://t.co/cO8i1UuF8m

#Privacy #AdTech #AI

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Bill C-36 proposes a major overhaul of Canada’s private-sector privacy law. It strengthens parts of PIPEDA’s aging framework, but raises serious concerns about meaningful consent, privacy loopholes, regulator independence, and access to remedies.

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CIPPIC has filed its factum at the Supreme Court of Canada in NHK Spring Co. v. Cheung (SCC 41451). We urge the Court not to locate a tort only where the defendant acted, a rule that would leave victims of online harm, including TFGBV, without a workable forum.

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CIPPIC has performed an initial analysis comparing Canada’s AI Strategy with the recommendations in the legislative brief we submitted to the House of Commons, titled “Beyond Infrastructure: Toward a Framework for Rights-Based AI Regulation in Canada”.

https://t.co/6ly7WHSOK5

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CIPPIC has submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) as part of their Study on Opportunities, Risks, and Regulation of AI in Canada’s Strategic Industries. Read our recommendations:

https://t.co/J4eCy6hMGG

#cdnpoli #AI #AIGovernance

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Bill C‑22’s overbreadth and weak safeguards risks allowing secret surveillance of Canadians via any digital service.
See CIPPIC's report on how to keep Bill C-22's lawful access powers bounded and secure our right to privacy:
https://t.co/9kzC2Rc2s1

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As the investigation into the Tumbler Ridge tragedy continues, questions are emerging about what happens when AI platforms detect behaviour that may signal real-world harm.

https://t.co/7Tp4o0FfsD

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IP laws weren’t built for autonomous #AI. CCH’s “skill and judgment” test for authorship and #copyright, as well as #patent rules on inventorship, POSITA, and disclosure are cracking. Time for a targeted sui generis regime.

https://t.co/pXmCUE4jer

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In CIPPIC’s latest blog, Vera Bi examines how the rise of agentic AI is straining core legal principles such as meaningful consent, purpose limitation, and organizational responsibility.

#AgenticAI #PrivacyLaw #AIAccountability

https://t.co/ziupuhYdtK

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3 days left to apply for CIPPIC’s Summer Program! This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in technology law and public interest advocacy while working on meaningful and impactful projects! https://t.co/SOniyK9t5n

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Less than two weeks left to apply for CIPPIC’s Summer Internship program at the University of Ottawa.

A great opportunity for students interested in technology law, intellectual property, and public interest advocacy to gain hands-on legal experience.

https://t.co/SOniyK9t5n