On June 14, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced “Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.” If passed into law, it will significantly reform the Telecommunications Act as well as impose new requirements on federally regulated critical infrastructure providers
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June 27, 2016
This paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance (IMFG) examines a dilemma that many large Canadian cities face: how should they pay for growing expenditure challenges and deteriorating infrastructure with a tax base that has remained largely the...
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June 6, 2016
Within the health sector, pharmaceuticals stands out as sub-sector that is particularly prone to corruption. Jillian Kohler is the lead on this research report, which outlines how corruption in the pharmaceutical sector endangers positive health outcomes. Whether it is a pharmaceutical...
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May 27, 2016
This Citizen Lab report describes a campaign of targeted spyware attacks carried out by a sophisticated operator, which the authors call Stealth Falcon. The attacks have been conducted from 2012 until the present, against Emirati journalists, activists, and dissidents. Authors...
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May 1, 2016
Today, the world’s biggest challenges-from financial (in)stability to immigration, health, the environment, terrorism and food safety- are global in nature, and their solutions demand global thinking. Authors Alan S. Alexandroff and Donald Brean argue that modern summitry is one of the best ways...
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March 30, 2016
How does Bolsa Familia, Brazil’s conditional cash transfer program, reach the country’s poorest citizens? A team of researchers, led by Joseph Wong, investigated the program in a case study.
Read full articleMarch 14, 2016
Despite recognizing that institutionalized cooperation is central to both business and politics in many advanced, industrialized economies, scholars remain divided over the origins, character, and future of “non-liberal” capitalism. This article, written by Darius Ornston and Tobias Schulze-Cleven, seeks to...
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This report, written by Citizen Lab researchers Jakub Dalek, Masashi Crete-Nishihata, and John Scott-Railton, describes the latest iteration in a long-running espionage campaign against the Tibetan community. It details how the attackers continuously adapt their campaigns to their targets, shifting...
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This paper by David A. Wolfe, co-directer of the Innovation Policy Lab (IPL), identifies challenges and recommends strategies for fostering a digital economy in Canada and around the world. Part of the IPL’s White Paper Series. Read the full report.
Read full articleFebruary 23, 2016
Baidu Browser is a free web browser for the Windows and Android platforms, produced by Baidu, one of China’s largest technology companies. The browser offers a number of features beyond those found in standard browsers, including video and audio download...
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Fitness tracking devices monitor heartbeats, measure steps, sleep, and tie into a larger ecosystem of goal setting, diet tracking, and other health activities. Every Step You Fake investigates the privacy and security properties of eight popular wearable fitness tracking systems....
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