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Apple's “next big thing,” the Apple Vision Pro, officially hit the market in February, following its initial reveal in June 2023.

There is an urgent need for national, regional and continental actors to accord constitutional manipulations the same level of concern as coups themselves. In most instances, these manipulations provide the contextual backdrop, in conjunction with other drivers, for coup makers to forcibly intervene in the political landscape. By recognizing the critical role that constitutional issues play in precipitating coups, policy makers can formulate more effective strategies for preventing unconstitutional changes of government.

Cet essai est disponible en français This article is a part of a Statistics Canada and CIGI collaboration to discuss data needs for a changing world.

A class-action lawsuit in British Columbia, certified in March 2024, should provide a better understanding of how period-tracking apps capture and commodify Canadians' health and sexual data. The class action

Courtney Cameron is a strategy and policy analyst in the Office of the Chief Data Officer at Statistics Canada. In her experience in academic research and various data analysis roles, she has gained expertise in data stewardship, governance and strategy. She leverages this expertise to advance the treatment of data as a strategic asset at Statistics Canada, as well as through collaboration with central agencies and other government departments, international statistical organizations and intergovernmental groups.

Sharon Polsky is president of the Privacy & Access Council of Canada. Sharon Polsky is president of the Privacy & Access Council of Canada.

The invention of the World Wide Web 35 years ago revolutionized global communication and gave us unprecedented freedom to discover and share information.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has many beneficial applications that can improve quality of life, but accountability and transparency can be elusive when problems arise. This paper looks at the tools, systems and measures needed to ensure that when AI systems do more harm than good, their administrators are held accountable. Trade secrets law protects the source code, algorithms and data sets upon which AI systems are built, but they also prevent those harmed by these systems from getting answers. Requests for disclosure, data sharing and due process are being denied in the name of trade secrets protection. Complicating the matter is that trade secrets are treated differently in various jurisdictions.

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