CEO of CIRA on the urgent need for the technical community to engage in multistakeholder internet governance processes at the United Nations.
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Read it here / by Byron Holland
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The United Nations Envoy on Technology has published the #GlobalDigitalCompact zero draft! We're pleased to see recognition of the technical community as a distinct stakeholder group and support for multistakeholder processes, but here is how the draft can be strengthened: cira.ca/en/policy-enga…

🔒Kicking off today's online conversation on cyber risks and municipalities with FCM! Tune in to learn everything you need to do to stay safe! #CyberMonth2023

Our introduction to Casey and Finnegan. ♥

Learn more about Ernest Coombs' story and iconic series in the new documentary Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe premiering October 10 on Prime Video. 🎩

#MrDressup

This year, we’re facing the worst #BCWildfire season ever. Over the past 24 hrs, the situation has evolved rapidly and we are in for an extremely challenging situation in the days ahead. Given these fast-moving conditions, we are declaring a provincial state of emergency.

(1/5)

Kelowna is on fire.

There's going to be a number of disappointed fans and people out of pocket already traveling but F1 and the authorities have made the right call and made it early enough to minimise the impact.

Even if conditions improve, focus needs to remain on helping locals #F1 #ImolaGP

A fast internet connection is no longer nice to have – it’s a basic necessity. We rely on it every day so speed & performance are more important than ever. CIRA 🇨🇦

Follow these 5 steps to find out what might be slowing you down: ofa.on.ca/wp-content/upl…

I was truly not prepared for how wonderful #BlackberryMovie was. (thread)

HAPPENING NOW: Canadian Health Care Data: Where do vulnerabilities lie?

OPENING REMARKS, Temur Durrani, Technology Reporter, The Globe and Mail

#CyberHealthcare

'Cybersecurity training needs to be done every day. While technology is going to help and defend against a lot of potential attacks, most of the compromises are happening because properly people aren't trained often enough.'

Byron Holland, CIRA 🇨🇦

#CyberHealthCare

It’s official! The new #CRTC policy direction will mean:

• more competition.
• more affordable and reliable services.
• stronger consumer rights.

Coming soon to your #telecom services!

Learn more: bit.ly/3In5S2W

CRTCeng

CAMP is hosting a webinar - register here & read on for more details: bit.ly/3j2tSOZ

Really looking forward to this discussion!

Check out CIRA 🇨🇦 President and CEO Byron Holland's (@cira001) latest op-ed on what the EU's surveillance advertising ruling means for Canadians: theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

Just in time for the holidays, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announces a new #CRTC Chair and two new Vice Chairs:

-Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson & CEO
-Alicia Barin, Vice-Chairperson
-Adam Scott, Vice-Chairperson

Details: canada.ca/en/canadian-he…

+ If you have space in your inbox for a weekly snack-sized newsletter that briefs you up on 🇨🇦 competition stuff, the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project) sends out a summary ~every Sunday. Scroll down on their homepage to subscribe: antimonopoly.ca

We have hospitals that can’t accommodate sick kids and emergency rooms closing.

Every single one of us ought to be demanding massive investments in public health care now.

Today I published a report with Amanda Cutinha entitled “Minding Your Business: A Critical Analysis of the Collection and Socially Beneficial and Legitimate Business Uses of De-identified Mobility Data in the Context of Canadian Privacy Law”. Available at: citizenlab.ca/2022/11/a-crit…

Every year Dwayne Winseck puts out the most comprehensive source of data and analysis on concentration trends in Canadian media and internet industries and I was glad to make a small contribution to the project