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No government ID: Navigating homelessness, identity, and privacy
Info Matters - May 08, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutesRobert Fabes is a registered psychotherapist. His focus is on meaning-based existential mental health and addictions counselling. In addition to counselling clients in his private practice, he’s an addictions and trauma counsellor at The Ottawa Mission. Misconceptions about homelessness [5:06] ...
No government ID: Navigating homelessness, identity, and privacy | Pas de carte d'identité gouvernementale : Gérer son itinérance, son identité et sa vie privée
Info Matters - May 08, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutesRobert Fabes is a registered psychotherapist. His focus is on meaning-based existential mental health and addictions counselling. In addition to counselling clients in his private practice, he’s an addictions and trauma counsellor at The Ottawa Mission. Misconceptions about homelessness [5:06] ...
At face value: Facial recognition technologies and privacy
Info Matters - April 04, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutesCynthia Khoo is a technology and human rights lawyer and most recently, a senior associate at the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law, in Washington, D.C. She is a research fellow at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. How facial recognition technology works [4:09] Use of ...
At face value: Facial recognition technologies and privacy | La technologie de reconnaissance faciale et la protection de la vie privée
Info Matters - April 04, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutesCynthia Khoo is a technology and human rights lawyer and most recently, a senior associate at the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law, in Washington, D.C. She is a research fellow at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. How facial recognition technology works [4:09] Use of ...
In their own words: Students from Westboro Academy speak out about privacy | Des élèves de l’Académie Westboro parlent de protection de la vie privée
Info Matters - February 22, 2024 05:05 - 39 minutesCommissioner Kosseim speaks with Elyane Ruel, Head of School, and Grade 7 and 8 students from Westboro Academy in Ottawa, Ontario. Do kids even care about privacy anymore? [2:01] What does privacy mean, how would you define it? [3:43] Sharing information with some, but not with others [5:56]...
Best of season three | Les meilleurs moments de la troisième saison
Info Matters - January 18, 2024 05:05 - 34 minutesA round up of key moments from season three of the Info Matters podcast, winner of the 2023 Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Technology Series. How policing tools and methods have leapt decades in a few short years [1:03] (from S3-Episode 1: Predicting crimes before they occur: not so sc...
Empowering young women and girls in the digital world | Renforcer l’autonomie des jeunes femmes et des jeunes filles dans le monde numérique
Info Matters - December 14, 2023 05:05 - 28 minutesProfessors Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves co-lead the eQuality Project. Its mission is to help young people create a networked environment where they can participate equally, free from surveillance, and identity-based harassment. What led to research investigating the societal and cultural imp...
What’s on your mind? Neurotechnology and mental privacy | Qu'est-ce qui vous préoccupe ? Neurotechnologie et protection de la vie privée
Info Matters - December 06, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutesJennifer Chandler is a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. You can learn more about her research at jennniferchandler.ca. A career that combines law, brain sciences and neurotechnology [2:54] Neurotechnology explained [4:29] Examples of how neuro...
Unmasking digital threats: How to guard against cyber crime
Info Matters - October 30, 2023 04:05 - 31 minutesJason Besner is Director of Partnerships at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber Centre). Jason’s group is responsible for managing strategic engagements, with Canadian and international partners, that have the greatest impact on cyber security for Canadians. Focusing on national l...
Unmasking digital threats: How to guard against cyber crime | Démasquer les menaces numériques : Comment se prémunir contre la cybercriminalité
Info Matters - October 30, 2023 04:05 - 31 minutesJason Besner is Director of Partnerships at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber Centre). Jason’s group is responsible for managing strategic engagements, with Canadian and international partners, that have the greatest impact on cyber security for Canadians. Focusing on national l...
A woman’s right to know: Closing the gender gap with access to information // Le droit de savoir d'une femme : Combler le fossé entre les hommes et les femmes grâce à l'accès à l'information
Info Matters - September 25, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutesLaura Neuman is a Senior Advisor with the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She leads the implementation of the center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign. Prior to joining the Carter Center in 1999, she was staff attorney at Legal Action of Wisconsin and is a graduate of the University o...
Co-designing digital health systems with patients and families // Concevoir des systèmes de santé numériques en collaboration avec les patients et les familles
Info Matters - August 31, 2023 13:30 - 27 minutesEngaging with patients, families, and caregivers can help build a better, more inclusive health system. Betty-Lou Kristy, Chair of the Minister’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, speaks about her mission to improve patient care in Ontario by putting patients and families at the center of poli...
Co-designing digital health systems with patients and families | Concevoir des systèmes de santé numériques en collaboration avec les patients et les familles
Info Matters - August 31, 2023 13:30 - 27 minutesEngaging with patients, families, and caregivers can help build a better, more inclusive health system. Betty-Lou Kristy, Chair of the Minister’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, speaks about her mission to improve patient care in Ontario by putting patients and families at the center of poli...
Ethical Uses of Genetic Data: A Conversation with Dr. Bartha Knoppers
Info Matters - July 31, 2023 01:39 - 39 minutesDr. Bartha Maria Knoppers is a world-renowned expert and pioneer in the field of health law and bioethics, with particular focus on genomics. Her groundbreaking work has fundamentally changed our understanding of the complex intersection between science law, technology and ethics. She currently ...
Ethical Uses of Genetic Data: A Conversation with Dr. Bartha Knoppers | Les utilisations éthiques des données génétiques : entretien avec Bartha Knoppers, Ph. D.
Info Matters - July 31, 2023 01:39 - 39 minutesDr. Bartha Maria Knoppers is a world-renowned expert and pioneer in the field of health law and bioethics, with particular focus on genomics. Her groundbreaking work has fundamentally changed our understanding of the complex intersection between science law, technology and ethics. She currently ...
A casual conversation between two Canadian privacy commissioners | Une conversation informelle entre deux commissaires canadiens à la protection de la vie privée
Info Matters - July 05, 2023 21:05 - 40 minutesPhilippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, is a leading legal expert on human rights, administrative, and constitutional law. He previously served as the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) oversees complianc...
Trust and truth: Navigating the age of misinformation | Confiance et vérité : S’y retrouver dans l’ère de la mésinformation
Info Matters - May 16, 2023 23:20 - 32 minutesDr. Alex Himelfarb is the chair of Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation. He chairs the board of the Narwhal and is a member of the boards of Atkinson Foundation, the Public Service Foundation and the Advisory Committee of t...
Trust and truth: Navigating the age of misinformation
Info Matters - May 16, 2023 23:20 - 32 minutesDr. Alex Himelfarb is the chair of Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation. He chairs the board of the Narwhal and is a member of the boards of Atkinson Foundation, the Public Service Foundation and the Advisory Committee of t...
Predicting crimes before they occur: not so sci-fi anymore | Prédire les crimes avant qu’ils ne soient commis : ce n’est plus de la science-fiction
Info Matters - March 23, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutesChristopher Parsons is a Senior Technology and Policy Advisor at the IPC. Prior to joining the IPC in early 2023, he was a Senior Research Associate at the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Choosing...
Predicting crimes before they occur: not so sci-fi anymore
Info Matters - March 23, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutesChristopher Parsons is a Senior Technology and Policy Advisor at the IPC. Prior to joining the IPC in early 2023, he was a Senior Research Associate at the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Choosing...
Health equity: Using data to make a positive difference for communities
Info Matters - December 20, 2022 20:10 - 33 minutesDr. Kwame McKenzie is CEO of the Wellesley Institute, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and Director of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). A professional journey combining psychiatry and leading a policy think tank [2:20] ...
Health equity: Using data to make a positive difference for communities | Équité en matière de santé : Utiliser les données pour faire une différence positive pour les communautés
Info Matters - December 20, 2022 20:10 - 33 minutesDr. Kwame McKenzie is CEO of the Wellesley Institute, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and Director of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). A professional journey combining psychiatry and leading a policy think tank [2:20] ...
Back to the Future: Using strategic foresight in the new digital age
Info Matters - December 07, 2022 23:16 - 28 minutesEric Ward is the Assistant Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives and External Relations at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). Prior to joining the IPC, he was the Senior Director at Policy Horizons Canada, the federal government’s centre for strategic foresi...
Back to the Future: Using strategic foresight in the new digital age | Retour vers le futur : Utiliser la prospective stratégique dans la nouvelle ère numérique
Info Matters - December 07, 2022 23:16 - 28 minutesEric Ward is the Assistant Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives and External Relations at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). Prior to joining the IPC, he was the Senior Director at Policy Horizons Canada, the federal government’s centre for strategic foresi...
Seeing privacy through an equity lens in the child welfare sector | Envisager la protection de la vie privée sous l’angle de l’équité dans le secteur du bien-être de l’enfance
Info Matters - October 25, 2022 20:11 - 36 minutesNicole Bonnie is the CEO of the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS). She’s also a member of the IPC’s Strategic Advisory Council. Pursuing a career in the child welfare sector [2:52] Making history as the first Black CEO of the OACAS [4:53] Privacy misunderstandings and h...
Seeing privacy through an equity lens in the child welfare sector
Info Matters - October 25, 2022 20:11 - 36 minutesNicole Bonnie is the CEO of the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies (OACAS). She’s also a member of the IPC’s Strategic Advisory Council. Pursuing a career in the child welfare sector [2:52] Making history as the first Black CEO of the OACAS [4:53] Privacy misunderstandings and h...
From high school to university: a young person’s perspective on digital privacy
Info Matters - September 30, 2022 23:26 - 19 minutesKeith Baybayon is a first-year student at McGill University and the former president of the Ontario Student Trustees Association, the largest student stakeholder group in Ontario. He’s also a member of the IPC’s Strategic Advisory Council. Becoming a student leader and advocate [3:53] A day i...
From high school to university: a young person’s perspective on digital privacy | Du secondaire à l’université : le point de vue d’un jeune sur la vie privée numérique
Info Matters - September 30, 2022 23:26 - 19 minutesKeith Baybayon is a first-year student at McGill University and the former president of the Ontario Student Trustees Association, the largest student stakeholder group in Ontario. He’s also a member of the IPC’s Strategic Advisory Council. Becoming a student leader and advocate [3:53] A day i...
Giving foster kids a fair shot in life
Info Matters - August 02, 2022 19:54 - 36 minutesJane Kovarikova is a former foster child, current PhD candidate, and advocate for child rights across Canada. She is the founder of the Child Welfare Political Action Committee, a Canadian charity advocating for a progressive child welfare system. From foster kid to advocate for changes in chil...
Giving foster kids a fair shot in life | Donner aux enfants placés en famille d’accueil une chance équitable dans la vie
Info Matters - August 02, 2022 19:54 - 36 minutesJane Kovarikova is a former foster child, current PhD candidate, and advocate for child rights across Canada. She is the founder of the Child Welfare Political Action Committee, a Canadian charity advocating for a progressive child welfare system. From foster kid to advocate for changes in chil...
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