Human Rights

Where is the Gender Lens in Canada’s Cybersecurity Policy?

Hannah Bacon and Veronica Kitchen
This gendered analysis of Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) explores why certain conceptions of national security become entrenched in policy. The case encourages discussion of why gender has been absent from Canada’s NCSS, and considers the consequences of failing to take technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) seriously.

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Contact Tracing or Constitutional Creep?
South Korea’s High-Tech Pandemic Gamble

Barry Appleton
This case study analyzes South Korea’s pioneering yet controversial use of digital contact tracing during COVID-19. Set against the backdrop of the Itaewon outbreak in May 2020, the case raises urgent questions about surveillance, rights and democratic accountability.

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The Challenges of Accountability in AI for Immigration: The IRCC and Canadian AI Governance

Ana Brandusescu
The use of AI in the IRCC continues to be a topic of debate, especially regarding ethical concerns and the potential for harm. While AI has been used to streamline processes, several of its uses by the IRCC have raised concerns.

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Consent or Compromise? The Hidden Costs of AI in Cervical Cancer Screening

Karen Yeates and Taim Saeed
In an era when AI holds a seemingly endless horizon of potential to revitalize underserved healthcare systems, is the race to develop it leading us to deprioritize the security of those systems and the rights of the patients within them?

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Facebook’s Role in Rohingya Atrocities Underlines Big Tech’s Accountability Gap

Pat de Brún
Investigations have found that Meta, through its Facebook platform, played a role in the ethnic cleansing and persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar. But with access to justice for survivors of tech harms apparently blocked in the United States, what paths toward justice, accountability and remedy remain?

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The Right to Repair in Canada: Advantages and Pitfalls

Natasha Tusikov
Despite Canada’s recent progress on right to repair laws, this case study argues that the questions of who has the right to repair and under what conditions remain core concerns for anyone who purchases and uses software-enabled devices.

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Martynka’s Refugee Support on Third-party Platforms Risks Data Security

Marika Jeziorek
Martynka is a digital platform created to provide legal aid and psychosocial support to Ukrainian refugee women. As Martynka continues to serve women refugees, it faces increasing pressure to balance real-time security needs, such as geolocation tracking, with data privacy concerns.

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