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, personal integrity, and equality. www.cippic.ca/post/flying-... #Privacy #SurveillancePricing #TechPolicy

Flying Under Surveillance: Personalized Airfare Pricing, Meaningful Consent, and the Limits of Consumer Protection Law

A recent proposed class action lawsuit against the airline JetBlue has brought the controversial concept of surveillance pricing to the forefront of the travel industry. The complaint, filed in a New ...

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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. www.cippic.ca/post/delete-...

“Delete Means Delete?”: The Problem of AI Memory and the Right to Be Forgotten in Canada

When you click “delete”, is your data really gone? Generative AI is changing the way we think about privacy and data deletion. While traditional systems remove stored records, AI can continue to refle...

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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. www.cippic.ca/post/there-s...

There’s No Justice in the World Cup when Technology Blows the Whistle

VAR was built to end controversy, but this FIFA World Cup, it’s been constantly making new ones. Should a hidden sensor or opaque review process command trust in officiating? We explore what the VAR d...

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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. www.cippic.ca/post/adverti... #Privacy #AdTech #AIGovernance

Advertising Will Change AI

AI was supposed to be your assistant. Advertising will makes it someone else’s sales associate. OpenAI’s ad pilot shows the danger: once chatbots sell attention, influence, and profiling, users stop b...

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CIPPIC has compared the government’s new Safe Social Media Act to our past position on some of the issues covered by the bill: www.cippic.ca/news/compari... #cdnpoli #SafeSocialMediaAct #DigitalSafetyAct

Comparing the Safe Social Media Act to CIPPIC’s Previous Positions | CIPPIC

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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. www.cippic.ca/news/bill-c-...

Bill C-36: The Government Proposes a New Private-Sector Privacy Law | CIPPIC

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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. www.cippic.ca/news/cippic-...

CIPPIC Files Its Factum in NHK Spring Co., Ltd. v. Cheung at the Supreme Court of Canada | CIPPIC

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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”. www.cippic.ca/post/cippic-...

CIPPIC’s Initial Analysis of Canada’s AI Strategy

Analysis: Canada's AI Strategy Compared to CIPPIC'sCanada’s new AI strategy, AI for All, gets important things right. It treats AI adoption as a national priority. It recognizes that trust, opportunit...

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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: www.cippic.ca/news/toward-... #cdnpoli #AI #AIGovernance

Toward a Framework for Rights-Based AI Regulation in Canada | CIPPIC

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Bill C‑22’s overbreadth and weak safeguards risks allowing secret surveillance of Canadians via any digital service. Intrusions on civil liberties need proven necessity and accountability. See CIPPIC's report on how to keep Bill C-22's lawful access powers bounded and secure our right to privacy:

Bill C-22: New Powers, Old Problems | CIPPIC

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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. Danielle Giansante examines why stronger accountability rules for AI platforms are needed. www.cippic.ca/post/the-tum...

The Tumbler Ridge Shooting and Canada’s AI Accountability Gap

Six months ago, I wrote a post arguing for stronger protections for minors on AI platforms, calling for shared responsibility among developers, legislators, parents, and educators. The Tumbler Ridge m...

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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.#AGI isn’t here yet—but the fault lines are. www.cippic.ca/post/is-the-...

Is the "Law of the Horse" finally failing us? Why Canadian IP can’t just "absorb" AI

The emergence of advanced AI and the real possibility of future systems approaching Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is not merely a new factual scenario for old statutes. It signals a structural...

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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 www.cippic.ca/post/when-ai...

When AI Agents Go Rogue on Your Machine

The Moltbook breach of January 31, 2026 exposed 1.5 million API keys stored in plaintext, and it was only the beginning. What the incident truly revealed is a widening gap between how AI now operates ...

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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! www.cippic.ca/news/applica...

Applications for CIPPIC's Summer Internship Now Open | CIPPIC

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Less than two weeks left to apply for CIPPIC’s Summer Internship program at the University of Ottawa. This is a great opportunity for students interested in technology law, privacy, intellectual property, and public interest advocacy to gain hands-on legal experience. www.cippic.ca/news/applica...

Applications for CIPPIC's Summer Internship Now Open | CIPPIC

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As generative AI becomes part of legal workflows, lawyers face competing duties: increasing efficiency while protecting client confidentiality. Rejhan Doobay examines why the profession needs clearer standards to balance innovation with responsible use. www.cippic.ca/post/address...

Addressing AI use in the Legal Profession

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a routine part of legal practice. Lawyers use generative AI to conduct legal research, draft documents, and perform administrative functions. AI tools can redu...

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📢 Calling all law students! CIPPIC’s 2026 Summer Internship Program is now open for applications. Join us from May 11 to July 31, 2026, to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Apply by March 27, 2026! www.cippic.ca/news/applica...

Applications for CIPPIC's Summer Internship Now Open | CIPPIC

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In Subservience, an AI tried to kill a human. This raises a legal question: if an AI is responsible for the death or injury of a human, could the company behind that AI be held criminally liable? Mengyuan Hu explores how the Criminal Code applies when AI causes harm. www.cippic.ca/post/when-ai...

When AI Kills: Analyzing Corporate Criminal Liability in Canada

I. Background The film Subservience demonstrates a worst-case AI safety scenario (warning: spoilers ahead!). In the film, “Alice” is a service android animated by AI.   • Initial Programming: Alice’s ...

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When AI can convincingly mock a real person’s voice, where does the legal risk fall? This piece explores how Canadian law responds to AI-generated voices and why individual users often face the greatest exposure. cippic.ca/post/when-ai... #AILaw #Copyright #AIGeneratedContent

When AI “mocks” your favourite singer’s voice: what are the potential legal risks?

Do you have a favourite singer? Maybe you’ve daydreamed about what it would sound like if they sang your favourite song — even one they’ve never recorded.  Has Taylor Swift ever sung Call Me Maybe? Of...

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The Supreme Court of Canada has granted CIPPIC leave to intervene in Facebook v. Privacy Commissioner. The case will shape how PIPEDA protects Canadians’ privacy in the digital age, and whether privacy is treated as a human right. #PrivacyRights #PIPEDA www.cippic.ca/news/cippic-...

CIPPIC Granted Leave to Intervene in Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada at the Supreme Court of Canada | CIPPIC

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This report explains how Bill C-2’s lawful access provisions sparked public pushback over transparency and subscriber data requests. With C-12 now on the table, it shows Canada’s privacy and security debates are still shifting. #billC2 #privacy #security www.cippic.ca/news/the-qui...

The Quiet Resurrection of Lawful Access - An Analysis of Bill C-2 | CIPPIC

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⚠️Phishing emails don’t start in your inbox—they start with your data trail. ⚠️From scraped pages to digital breadcrumbs, our new blog by Annie Markarian explores how consent, control, and Canadian law intersect online. #Cybersecurity #DataScraping #PIPEDA www.cippic.ca/post/how-saf...

How Safe is our Information Online? One Email Changed how I share my data.

On Thanksgiving Monday, I received an email from CIPPIC’s Director, Professor David Fewer, asking me for an urgent favour. The name matched and the tone seemed professional, but something was off—the ...

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Calling uOttawa COMMON LAW Students: the December 1st application deadline for a CIPPIC January term academic internship (CML3316F) is next week! January files include copyright and AI, consent, and privacy. Find out how to apply on our website: www.cippic.ca/news/uottawa...

CIPPIC just published a new blog post by Kristen Neudorf! It examines the use of biotechnology in Canadian environmental law and the legislative amendments required to facilitate its safe implementation. www.cippic.ca/post/from-pr...

From Preservation to Restoration: How Emerging Biotechnologies Can Strengthen Conservation

Humanity faces an unprecedented biodiversity crisis: our sixth mass extinction. Only this time, it is driven not by natural forces but by human actions such as habitat destruction, pollution, invasive...

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📰 CIPPIC Director and Digital law expert David Fewer notes that Canadians have few protections when platforms cancel confirmed reservations. He calls for modern consumer-protection laws to ensure travellers get the benefit of the deals they book. www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...

Booking.com tells woman to pay $17K or lose hotel reservation | CBC News

When an Ontario woman made a $4,300 hotel reservation on Booking.com, she never expected the website would cancel it, then offer her the same accommodations for quadruple the price. A digital rights l...

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What happens to authorship when AI becomes something we think with, and neurotechnologies begin to augment cognition? In our latest blog post, Rana Sarhan explores why the next upgrade might be us —and why the law isn’t ready. #neuralage #neurotechnologies #copyright www.cippic.ca/post/authors...

Authorship on the Eve of the Neural Age

“Neuralink and I, we’re on the eve of something great, so that works out perfect, too. Also – Adam and Eve. God created Adam, and then gave Adam a helper, who is Eve. I’m Adam, in this scenario, and E...

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🏛️ Selingül Yalcin and David Fewer examine how Justice Cotter’s dismissal of Hellboy Productions’ motion for a Norwich order in Hellboy Productions v Defendant Doe #1, 2025 FC 1766, reflects the court’s effort to balance privacy rights with copyright enforcement. www.cippic.ca/post/bittorr...

CIPPIC Director David Fewer yesterday appeared on All in a Day with Alan Neal to discuss the legal and ethical issues behind Ottawa comic artist Kate Leth’s stolen artistic designs. 🎧 Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/live-... #Copyright #CIPPIC #AllInADay

💊 Our latest blog post by Vera Bi explores how Canadian patent law approaches AI-assisted discovery, why the issue is one of invention rather than inventorship, and how reproducibility and concrete technical application determine what counts as patentable innovation. www.cippic.ca/post/can-ai-...

Can AI-powered drug discovery earn patent protection in Canada?

AI transforms drug discovery and redefines what innovation means Sometimes it really is the journey, not the destination, that counts. This idea captures the current debate over the patentability of A...

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🇨🇦 CIPPIC’s latest submission urges Canada to modernize #CUSMA anti-circumvention rules to support innovation and user rights. Drafted by Danielle Giansante and Rana Sarhan, it recommends aligning CUSMA with Canadian copyright and digital policy. 🔗 www.cippic.ca/news/cippic-...