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In Episode 18, Fred and Harrison discuss new AI literacy requirements in the European Union, the efficacy of the Canadian government building their own in-house LLMs for translation, and the Citizen Lab’s allegations that the OPP are using paragon-developed software that compromises mobile phone security. Thanks for listening!

In Episode 17 of Canadian Privacy News Highlights, Fred and Harrison discuss the risks associated with younger people using AI companion bots, smishing (a type of phishing that uses cloned websites), and Quebec’s new regulations about data collection during job applications. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Canadian Privacy News Highlights. After a short hiatus due to Fred’s schedule, we’re back! In this episode, Fred and I discuss the the privacy implications of Chat GPT. 4-os scarily accurate reverse image searching capabilities, LG smart TV’s move towards the use of targeted advertisements based on emotion recognition through biometrics, and the ways in which large language models can be fooled to create artificial images of political leaders.

In Episode 15 of Canadian Privacy News Highlights, Fred and I discuss the differing responses to Deepseek AI from a variety of countries, the shadow data market that capitalizes on lost data, and the USA’s own ruling against the FBI’s use of mass surveillance system data that’s been captured under FISA’s section 702.

In episode 14 of CPNH, Fred and Harrison discuss changes to Ontario workplace law that will be going into effect a year from now, recent case studies showcasing the privacy risks of mobile applications and their current advertising environment, and the difference in ransomware attack disclosure requirements for public institutions.

In episode 13 of Canadian Privacy News Highlights, Fred and Harrison discuss recent changes to Meta’s content moderation policies, Bill C-27’s chances of survival post-Trudeau, and the access to information difficulties that may result from the RCMP’s rollout of police worn body cameras.

CPNH is back in 2025! In the first episode of the year, Fred and Harrison discuss gaps in Ontario’s legislation regarding deepfaked pornography, concerns about an over reliance on AI tools leading to cognitive decline, and Canada’s struggle to combat extremism online.

In this episode of Canadian Privacy News Highlights, Harrison interviews Kim Haze-Vuong of the Canadian Department of National Defence. As a former employee of the Access to Information and Privacy Office of Canada, Kim provides insight into Canada's access to information system and discusses the issues that it faces in the modern age.

In Episode 10 of Privacy News Highlights, Harrison gets the chance to speak to John Wunderlich. John is an information privacy & security expert with extensive experience in information privacy, identify management, and data security. He has designed, built, operated, and assessed systems for operations and compliance in the private and public sectors for over 25 years. He has served as Director of Privacy for Cancer Care Ontario, as a Senior Policy and Information Technology Advisor to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, and as Program Manager at Ceridian Canada. In this episode, John and Harrison discuss the economic efficacy of taking an operational approach to privacy, digital identity verification methods, his work on developing privacy enhancing mobile credentials, privacy-conscious data siloing, user-beneficial design, Canadian’s privacy rights in the workplace, trends in the use of health data, and his favourite privacy-related films.

In this episode, Fred and Harrison discuss the unique capabilities of gait recognition technology, Meta’s renewed interest in facial recognition technology, and a report published by Elections Ontario on the impact of artificially generated information on the electoral process.

In this episode of Canadian Privacy News Highlights, Harrison and Fred discuss AI disclosure in the context of news articles, Quebec’s new data portability law, and Australian legislation that mandates disclosing ransomware payments.

In this episode, Harrison and Fred delve into the privacy violations created by integrating facial recognition technologies with Meta’s smart glasses, how AI detection tools could pose a privacy risk to students, and California legislation aimed protecting brainwave/neural data.

In this week's episode, Fred and Harrison discuss novel privacy risks associated with license plate reading technology, the genetic data stewardship issues that 23 and Me face, and domestic data capturing smart home devices.

In the fifth episode of Canadian Privacy News Highlights, Harrison and Fred discuss children's privacy rights in Canada, community networks of surveillance for law enforcement, and Mozilla Firefox browser tracking technologies.

In the fourth episode of Canadian Privacy News Highlights, Harrison and Fred discuss Ford's patent of in-car conversation monitoring technology, calls for banning children from accessing social media, and the use of AI in high-stakes decision making processes.