Robert Diab

Law professor at Thompson Rivers University, writing about AI and online freedoms in Canada. More here

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Would banning kids from social media and AI be constitutional?

The Charter Statement on the lawful access bill is misleading and incomplete

An Open Letter on Bill C-22

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ai

Would banning kids from social media and AI be constitutional?

Political deepfakes are only a symptom of Canada's online news vacuum

Is AI Really Destined to Destroy Democracy, Law, and Education?

Sexual Deepfakes and Sextortion: Why New Crimes Won’t Solve the Problem

Authorship After AI

When AI Turns Deadly: Are Model Makers Responsible?

Testing the waters with Deep Research

Are sexual deepfakes not a crime in Canada?

charter

Canada’s Metadata Retention Plan Would Make It an Outlier

Would banning kids from social media and AI be constitutional?

The Charter Statement on the lawful access bill is misleading and incomplete

An Open Letter on Bill C-22

Is the Power to Preserve Everyone’s Metadata Constitutional?

Ottawa Reboots Its Lawful Access Bill: What C-22 Fixes and What It Doesn’t

Powers in the new Cyber Security Act are invasive — but do they violate the Charter?

Five ways to fix bill C-2 – and better protect our privacy

Bill C-2 Backgrounder - the missing manual!

Major new search powers in the Strong Borders Act: are they constitutional?

Are your texts still private when police hijack your recipient’s identity?

democracy

Political deepfakes are only a symptom of Canada's online news vacuum

Is AI Really Destined to Destroy Democracy, Law, and Education?

expression

Would banning kids from social media and AI be constitutional?

Political deepfakes are only a symptom of Canada's online news vacuum

Do CSIS and Police Really Need More ‘Lawful Intercept’ Powers?

Will Canada’s new hate crime bill impact free speech online?

lawful access

Canada’s Metadata Retention Plan Would Make It an Outlier

The Charter Statement on the lawful access bill is misleading and incomplete

An Open Letter on Bill C-22

Is the Power to Preserve Everyone’s Metadata Constitutional?

Ottawa Reboots Its Lawful Access Bill: What C-22 Fixes and What It Doesn’t

Bill C-2 Backgrounder - the missing manual!

Major new search powers in the Strong Borders Act: are they constitutional?

privacy

Canada’s Metadata Retention Plan Would Make It an Outlier

The Charter Statement on the lawful access bill is misleading and incomplete

An Open Letter on Bill C-22

Is the Power to Preserve Everyone’s Metadata Constitutional?

Ottawa Reboots Its Lawful Access Bill: What C-22 Fixes and What It Doesn’t

Sexual Deepfakes and Sextortion: Why New Crimes Won’t Solve the Problem

Powers in the new Cyber Security Act are invasive — but do they violate the Charter?

Five ways to fix bill C-2 – and better protect our privacy

Bill C-2 Backgrounder - the missing manual!

Major new search powers in the Strong Borders Act: are they constitutional?

Are sexual deepfakes not a crime in Canada?

Are your texts still private when police hijack your recipient’s identity?

social media

Why TikTok’s challenge to the order to leave Canada will fail - and how