UK pub chain Wetherspoons bans smart glasses across its 800+ chain metro.co.uk/2026/08/07/w... #Raybanned (Michael Veale’s term)
Wetherspoons bans Meta 'spy glasses' in all 800+ pubs
Spoons has taken a stand amid the privacy concerns.
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David TS Fraser
@privacylawyer.ca
Canadian internet and privacy law counsel to global companies.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada welcomes efforts to modernize Privacy Act in submission to government consultation www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/...
News release: Privacy Commissioner of Canada welcomes efforts to modernize Privacy Act in submission to government consultation - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
priv.gc.ca
Russia, China and Iran have signed the UN Cybercrime Convention. Until 11 days ago, Canada joined the US, Japan, and NZ in staying out. Without notice, it quietly signed despite human rights concerns. @kate-ro.bsky.social joins my Law Bytes podcast to discuss. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/epis...
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 277: Kate Robertson on the Risks That Lie Behind Canada's Unexpected Signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention - Michael Geist
The Canadian government’s surprise decision to sign the UN Cybercrime Convention has sparked many questions about the convention, its risks, and what changed over the past nine months between Canada n...
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Nine months ago, Canada joined key allies by declining to sign the UN Cybercrime Convention, given longstanding surveillance and human rights concerns as well as the absence of key safeguards. Last week, it quietly signed the treaty. What changed?
A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: The Trouble With Canada's Quiet Decision to Sign the UN Cybercrime Convention - Michael Geist
Last week, the government announced that Canada has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, with Ministers Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree and Sean Fraser touting the treaty’s child…
michaelgeist.ca
Government of Canada launches public consultation on AI transparency www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...
Government of Canada launches public consultation on AI transparency - Canada.ca
Public feedback will help shape next steps to advance safe, responsible and reliable AI in Canada
canada.ca
The RCMP really need to answer for this. Of course, they won't. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
A Lunenburg County manhunt, stolen four-wheelers and a community in fear: A timeline of the Chelsea shooting and fallout
Ambrose Zinck and his partner Judy Croft pulled up to their house in Chelsea, Lunenburg County, to find a man standing there.
saltwire.com
I remember the Portapique mass casualty. I remember the public inquiry that followed it. Apparently the RCMP doesn't. This is unacceptable: "a spokesperson for the RCMP said the police force does not share information used in its operational decisions." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Subject of 'dangerous man' alert killed by N.S. Mountie hours after public told risk was over | CBC News
Questions are being raised about the Nova Scotia RCMP's decision to call off an emergency alert warning the public of an armed and dangerous man — who was later shot and killed by police — while he wa...
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It's even worse: the RCMP lifted the alert while he was still at large in the rural community. They shot him the next day. youtu.be/LPi93gRXYjw
Man shot to death by N.S. RCMP officer
YouTube video by CTV News
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David TS Fraser@privacylawyer.ca · last mo.The most RCMP paragraph ever: "During the RCMP response, an officer discharged their firearm. The man sustained injuries consistent with a gun shot wound." Oh, and this was released a full day after the incident, which had led to an emergency alert in the community. rcmp.ca/en/nova-scot...
The mere idea of regulating an encyclopedia is so offensive to freedom of expression. Canadian notions of freedom of expression came from the UK, but I'm glad we put it in our constitution before the UK completely lost it. wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07...
Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regulations – Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia is the backbone of knowledge on the internet. Learn how the Wikimedia Foundation is safeguarding it under the UK Online Safety Act.
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The most RCMP paragraph ever: "During the RCMP response, an officer discharged their firearm. The man sustained injuries consistent with a gun shot wound." Oh, and this was released a full day after the incident, which had led to an emergency alert in the community. rcmp.ca/en/nova-scot...
Nova Scotia RCMP refers incident to Serious Incident Response Team after officer discharges firearm while responding to weapon call
Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a report of a person in possession of a firearm who was linked to an ongoing investigation. During the response, an RCMP officer discharged their service weapon.
rcmp.ca
I have an infinite amount of time for David Loukidelis and his thoughtful views. There will be a LOT of discussion about the new regulator proposed in Bill C-36 Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, and everyone's thinking will be better informed by listening to this.
Michael Geist@mgeist.bsky.social · last mo.David Loukidelis was BC’s Privacy Commissioner for a decade and enforced its private-sector privacy law from day one. He joins Law Bytes podcast to discuss why Bill C-36 creates unnecessary risks to Canadian privacy with its shocking enforcement changes.
The government defends Bill C-22's mandatory metadata retention as consistent with its Five Eyes allies. But the US never imposed such a mandate, and this week its Supreme Court ruled that even two hours of location data is a search the state must justify.
Shaky Ground Gets Shakier: What the U.S. Supreme Court's Location Data Decision Means for Bill C-22 - Michael Geist
When the government rushed Bill C-22 through the House of Commons last month, it defended the lawful access mandatory metadata retention requirement as consistent with similar rules established by…
michaelgeist.ca
This guy was convicted of creating deedfaked nude images of (now) women using photos from when they were 17. I want to know why he wasn't charged with a CSAM offence. Halifax woman sues over AI deepfake nude images of her as a minor www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Halifax woman sues man who made AI deepfake nude images of her as a minor
A Halifax area woman is suing the man who used Artificial Intelligence to make a sexualized deepfake of her as a minor
saltwire.com
TIL malls throughout the country are increasingly restricting minors. Some even require mandatory ID checks for anyone who looks young. So teens can't go to the mall, they can't be online...where exactly do we expect them to go? www.youthrights.org/issues/age-d...
Malls Banning Teens: Parental Escort & Chaperoning Policies
How many Malls Ban Unaccompanied Minors? Malls with Youth Curfews. Malls with Parental guidance policies, Youth Escort policies, Parental Chaperoning policies.
youthrights.org
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) released its 2025-26 Annual Report today. I will comment on some of the points that stood out for me in the thread that follows. www.cse-cst.gc.ca/en/accountab...
Communications Security Establishment Canada Annual Report 2025-2026 - Communications Security Establishment Canada
CSE's unclassified, public Annual Report 2025-2026
cse-cst.gc.ca
Canada's proposed new privacy law: Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (video, podcast and text) #PPCDA #BillC36 blog.privacylawyer.ca/2026/06/cana...
Canada's proposed new privacy law: Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, known as PIPEDA, has been Canada's private sector privacy law since 2001...
blog.privacylawyer.ca
Canada's proposed new privacy law: Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act. An overview, new on my YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Baa...
Canada's proposed new privacy law: Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
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This is such an insightful and thought-provoking read from @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social on Bill C-34, the "Safe Social Media Act". Everyone following this discussion should give it a read. 'Understanding Social Media Bans and Bill C34’s Proposed “Pause”' emilyblaidlaw.substack.com/p/understand...
Understanding Social Media Bans and Bill C34’s Proposed “Pause”
Social media bans gained popularity after Australia introduced one in 2024, with the law coming into effect in December 2025, although the idea first gained momentum after publication of Jonathan Haig...
emilyblaidlaw.substack.com
Prime Minister Carney announces the nomination of the Honourable Glenn D. Joyal to the Supreme Court of Canada www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Prime Minister Carney announces the nomination of the Honourable Glenn D. Joyal to the Supreme Court of Canada
Chief Justice Joyal’s distinguished career spans more than 25 years on the bench. He has served as Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba since 2011.
pm.gc.ca
Imagine the arrogance to tell the Canadian Bar Association and the Québec Bar Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association along with distinguished lawyers like @mgeist.bsky.social, @privacylawyer.ca, & @digitalprivacy.ca that they are wearing tin foil hats? globalnews.ca/news/1191195...
Liberals dismiss ‘tinfoil hat’ privacy fears as lawful access bill passes - National | Globalnews.ca
Conservatives and other opposition parties sought to address privacy concerns in Bill C-22, but the Liberal government shut down debate and fast-tracked the bill.
globalnews.ca
Canadian Bar Association@cba-news.bsky.social · 2mo agoToday at 3:30pm ET, Christiane Saad, Chair of the CBA's Privacy and Access Law Section, appears before the House Public Safety Committee on Bill C-22, Lawful Access Act, 2026. 🎥 Watch live: https://bit.ly/3RZkkFj 📄 Read our submission: https://bit.ly/4uf08wG
If you want a good example of a "think of the children" law that limited expression online and was prone to abuse that was trashed because of its infringement of constitutional rights, I present Crouch v Snell: www.canlii.org/en/ns/nssc/d...
canlii.org
David TS Fraser@privacylawyer.ca · 2mo agoIs Canada's teen social media ban constitutional? It's complicated: Legal experts warn Bill C-34 could leave federal government open to legal challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Is Canada's teen social media ban constitutional? It's complicated: Legal experts warn Bill C-34 could leave federal government open to legal challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A proposed social media ban for kids is meant to protect them. Could it violate their rights? | CBC News
Legal experts say the federal social media ban for kids leaves many questions unanswered — including whether it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Lawyers and law professors are raising flag...
cbc.ca
An absolutely shameful statement by Steven MacKinnon. Every organization with a long track record of expert commentary on the rule of law in Canada condemned the bill. "Liberals dismiss ‘tinfoil hat’ privacy fears as lawful access bill passes" globalnews.ca/news/1191195...
Liberals dismiss ‘tinfoil hat’ privacy fears as lawful access bill passes - National | Globalnews.ca
Conservatives and other opposition parties sought to address privacy concerns in Bill C-22, but the Liberal government shut down debate and fast-tracked the bill.
globalnews.ca
I always appreciate @teresascassa.bsky.social's take on developments in privacy. Good food for thought. teresascassa.substack.com/p/canadas-ne...
Canada's new privacy reform bill (Bill C-36): renovation or demolition?
On June 15, 2026, the federal government released its long-awaited, and latest version of reform of Canada’s private sector data protection law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Docu...
teresascassa.substack.com
Bill C-22 Lawful Access is being jammed through without adequate debate. Watch this shameful process unfold: parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/P...
SECU Meeting No. 45
Meeting No. 45 SECU - Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
parlvu.parl.gc.ca
This gov't can't help stepping on their own rakes as far as privacy and digital policy go.
The Simpsons Sideshow Bob Dejected
ALT: The Simpsons Sideshow Bob Dejected
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If you wanted a "just the facts" overview of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, it's up on my blog. blog.privacylawyer.ca/2026/06/onli...
"Online Harms" is back: An overview of Bill C-34 The Safe Social Media Act
The proposed new online safety law expands its scope to AI chatbots, introduces strict age limits, and places regulatory oversight under a...
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