Canadians’ digital safety calls for strong whistleblower and security researcher protection

When crafting digital policies to protect Canadians, the protection of whistleblowers and public interest researchers has been a major blindspot.

AI development and deployment are plagued by a serious lack of transparency, oversight, and accountability, writes Florian Martin-Bariteau, associate professor of law and the University Research Chair in Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa.Photograph by mikemacmarketing, distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license, www.vpnsrus.com

Opinion

BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU

July 17, 2023

Our lives are now governed by algorithms. While AI promises considerable benefits, recent developments and obscure algorithms have raised multiple legal, political, and ethical issues, including issues of respect of fundamental rights, and the protection of those brave enoug...

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