Law Bytes

In recent years the intersection between law, technology, and policy has exploded as digital policy has become a mainstream concern in Canada and around the world. This podcast explores digital policies in conversations with people ...more

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April 13, 2026 00:41:53
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Episode 264: Jon Penney on Chilling Effects in the Digital Age

“Chilling effects” is a term people hear all the time: in court rulings, in debates over content moderation, in dealing with online harms, or...

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March 30, 2026 00:58:31
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Episode 263: The Lawful Access Act Roundtable With David Fraser and Robert Diab

Lawful access is back. The decades-long battle has entered a new phase with the introduction of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. This bill...

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March 23, 2026 00:42:57
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Episode 262: Zack Shapiro on the Claude AI Native Law Firm

What are the limits of using AI to help run a legal practice? There is much discussion about what an AI future might look...

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March 16, 2026 00:32:03
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Episode 261: Ian Goldberg on the Privacy Risks of Age Assurance Technologies

Age verification, estimation or inference is seemingly all the rage right now. Vendors are promoting it as the solution to thorny challenges to limit...

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March 09, 2026 00:44:44
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Episode 260: What the Government Didn’t Want You To Hear About Bill C-4 And Its Weak Political Party Privacy Rules

Last spring, the government quietly inserted provisions that exempt political parties from the application of privacy protections in Bill C-4, an “affordability measures” bill....

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March 02, 2026 00:21:48
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Episode 259: The Privacy and Surveillance Risks of AI Chatbot Reporting to Police

Over the past ten days, Canada has witnessed one of the fastest-moving technology policy debates in recent memory. What began as reporting about a...

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