War and the World Wide Web: The Rise of The Splinternet Itai Epstein May 22, 2022 The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has shown that, with worldwide coordination, a country can effectively…
The Many Faces of Surveillance Technology: Why the Facial Recognition Conversation… Lila Mooney Dec 20, 2020 To have ‘nothing to hide’ is not a sufficient justification to allow the infringement of our individual freedoms.…
Testing the Limits of Digital Privacy Lilla Adams Feb 6, 2018 Named as the case that could transform privacy law in the digital era, the 2018 Supreme Court case Carpenter v.…
Alternative Methods to Counter Alternative Facts: How the Rise of Big Data Can… Marie Lemieux Jun 1, 2017 Big data is non-political. It does not sit on the right or left of any spectrum, discuss racism, anti-semitism or…
Privacy or Surveillance: Switzerland Walks the Line Mary Thieffry Nov 22, 2016 With Edward Snowden giving a talk at McGill on November 2nd, surveillance seems to be a hot topic at McGill. One…
South Korean MPs Break World Record for the Longest Filibuster in History May Lim Apr 4, 2016 Every March 1st is Independence Movement Day in Korea, which commemorates the historic civil uprising in 1919…
New Turkish bill sets the stage to Police State? Rachel Chan Mar 3, 2015 It is rare to witness politicians, who are usually collected and eloquent, to fistfight one another over political…
The NSA and the Future of Espionage Aidan Zizys Jan 30, 2014 Fully established in 2001 and reinforced and expanded under Barrack Obama's presidency, the National Security…