Tomorrow on "Digital Security for Black Lives" we will talk about the best tools available to organizers and how you might use them.Get your questions answered by cybersecurity professionals! If you need to know something check the thread below for how to get us your request now.

Supreme Court of Canada rejects validity of arbitration clause in dispute involving a driver and Uber. Cites the inequality of bargaining power in finding arbitration clause unconscionable and therefore invalid. x.com/SCC_eng/status…

I *totally* disagree with this framing of tech criticism or analyses of harms as pessimism. Critics are the realists, & we lean optimist because criticism is an effort to improve. "Let's focus on the positive" isn't optimism: it's resignation to harms—and thus quite pessimistic.

Today in "Cyberpunk is a warning, not a suggestion" news, Amazon has released a landlord edition of its Alexa surveillance speaker that can be forced upon tenants. gizmodo.com.au/2020/09/amazon… 1/

an internet connected drone camera for your home, owned by Amazon. this definitely won't be a privacy nightmare *at all* theverge.com/2020/9/24/2145…

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Join us at 7:00PM ET for a discussion on online gender-based violence with @SuzieMDunn, Sarah, Sarah Tatsis, Nicky Carswell (She/Her) and Courtney Doagoo. Register: cigionline.org/events/deepfak… cc: @SoroptimistKW

January 28 is Data #Privacy Day, #DPD Join us for a free webcast at 9:30 am examining the use of surveillance technologies by law enforcement #dataprivacyday #privacyaware #Privacy #FIPPA #MFIPPA ipc.on.ca/event/privacy-…

Enhancing #DigitalSecurity of products is a major challenge as we become increasingly reliant on smart products like #IoT devices. Our new reports & policy note analyze why #cyberrisk is rising and how policy makers can address it effectively 👉 oe.cd/security #SID2021

Our Feb newsletter is out! This month: new report on data partnerships w/Synapse C Laboratoire d'innovation urbaine de Montréal; Research Briefs on tech procurement (by ., @matthewclaudel) and shared mobility (by Donato Leone, Julie Ivanoff, & Tracey P. Lauriault), & more! mailchi.mp/opennorth/new-…

Excited to share my first publication (ever!), a research brief derived from my MA thesis: portal.futurecitiescanada.ca/resources/smar… Special thanks to Tracey P. Lauriault, Open North / Nord Ouvert and @EvergreenCanada for supporting and publishing this project.

Mapping how landlord tech has expanded its surveillance scope in the wake of the pandemic with @wonyoungso, nicolee, Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, [people. power. media], AI Now Institute, Shelterforce shelterforce.org/2021/03/25/kee…

I've got a rant in New York Times Opinion today about Match's decision to integrate background checks into its platforms! nytimes.com/2021/03/31/opi…

🏠In this Research Brief, Tracey P. Lauriault & Liv 👩🏻‍💻 dig deeper into the challenges that arise when smart home technologies are used for abuse and violence, which is known as smart home technology-facilitated violence (SH-TFV). portal.futurecitiescanada.ca/resources/smar…

The last event of the Open Smart Communities webinar series happens this Wednesday! There are still places available. Join us here ➜ bit.ly/3ytbIYF

Join @yasmin_rajabi , @SuzieMDunn, @jrrezaee and I for an informative session on smart-home technology facilitated violence (SH-TFV) tomorrow! More info/tickets in the quoted tweet. Background on topic via my Open North / Nord Ouvert brief: futurecitiescanada.ca/downloads/port…

...and it's a wrap! 🎬👏 Thank you @jrrezaee Liv 👩🏻‍💻 @SuzieMDunn @yasmin_rajabi for the deep dive on Smart Home Technology-Facilitated Violence (SHTFV), marking the last webinar of our Open Smart Communities summer series!

Yesterday we launch Union as one of four cultural hubs with ArtworxTO: Toronto's Year of Public Art. Through exhibitions, acitvations, workshops and experiences, the hubs will amplify local artistic identities and empower creative communities. John Tory Maya City of Toronto Culture