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Media Events & Coverage
Youth Perspectives on Privacy and Equality in Networked Spaces
- CBC News (2017, August). Some teens put their phones down for a week, and here’s what happened. CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning, Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-teens-social-media-fast-1.4264824
- Craig, A. (2017, August). Pulling the plug on technology. The Queen’s Gazette, Retrieved from https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/pulling-plug-technology
- eQuality Project & Child Health 2.0. (2017, August). #DisconnectionChallenge. Hosted by Queen’s Univeristy, Kingston, ON.
- McIntosh, E. (2017, August). High school students challenged to disconnect from social media. Toronto Star, Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/08/28/high-school-students-challenged-to-disconnect-from-social-media.html
- Senoran, H. (2017, August). Kingston teens ditch technology for a week in the name of science. Global News, Retrieved from https://globalnews.ca/news/3702142/kingston-teens-ditch-technology-for-a-week-in-the-name-of-science/
- uOttawa CRM (2017, August). Valerie Steeves talks to CBC Ottawa Morning about the effects of social media use on youth, uOttawa CRM Blog, Retrieved from http://uottawacrm.ca/news-and-events/2017/8/30/valerie-steeves-talks-to-cbc-ottawa-morning-about-the-effects-of-social-media-use-on-youth
- Steele, F. (2016, September). Posting baby photos on social media: parental pride or a perversion of privacy. Open Democracy, Retrieved from https://www.opendemocracy.net/francesca-steele/baby-photos-social-media-kids-sue-parents-privacy
Young People, Big Data, and the Networked Environment
- Harris, L. (2018, April). ATA bringing communities together to talk tech. The Alberta Teachers’ Association, Retrieved from https://www.teachers.ab.ca/News%20Room/NewsReleases/Pages/ATA-bringing-communities-together-to-talk-tech.aspx
- Hare, C. (2017, January). Digital surveillance detrimental to learning. The Alberta Teachers’ Association, Retrieved from https://www.teachers.ab.ca/Publications/ATA%20News/Volume-51-2016-17/Number-10/Pages/Digital-surveillance-detrimental-to-learning,-expert-says.aspx
- uOttawa CRM (2017, January). eQuality Project: Valerie Steeves and researchers gave a public lecture. uOttawa CRM Blog, Retrieved from http://uottawacrm.ca/news-and-events/2017/1/29/equality-project-valerie-steeves-and-researchers-gave-a-public-lecture
- Steeves, V. (2016, March). The Death of Privacy. TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Retrieved from https://tvo.org/video/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin/the-death-of-privacy
Law and Policy
- Eggleton, A, & Saite-Germain, R. (2018, July) Antiquated privacy laws fail to protect Canadians. Net News Ledger, Retrieved from http://www.netnewsledger.com/2018/07/27/antiquated-privacy-laws-fail-to-protect-canadians/
- Eggleton, A, & Saint-Germain, R. (2018, July). It’s time government privacy laws caught up with technology. Regina Leader-Post, Retrieved from https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnists/its-time-government-privacy-laws-caught-up-with-technology
- Eggleton, A, & Saint-Germain, R. (2018, July). Privacy laws must catch up with technology. Toronto Star, Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/07/18/privacy-laws-must-catch-up-with-technology.html
- Bailey, S. (2018, April). Newfoundland and Labrador will target ‘revenge porn’ with new law. City News, Retrieved from https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/04/16/newfoundland-and-labrador-will-target-revenge-porn-with-new-law/
- Frampton, P. (2018, April). Pam Frampton: Voyeurism case worth watching. The Telegram, Retrieved from http://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/pam-frampton-voyeurism-case-worth-watching-204528/
- Carver, L. (2017, December). Tech gifts for unsavvy seniors may put your loved ones at risk. The Conversation, Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/tech-gifts-for-unsavvy-seniors-may-put-your-loved-ones-at-risk-88913
- Pepper, R. (2017, October). Faculty of Law hosts panel on technology and access to justice. The Fulcrum, Retrieved from http://thefulcrum.ca/arts/faculty-law-hosts-panel-technology-access-justice/
- Jerome, A. (2017, August). Law commission project examines defamation law in the Internet age. The Lawyer’s Daily, Retrieved from https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/4329/law-commission-project-examines-defamation-law-in-internet-age
- Hamilton, G. (2017, April). How a now-defunct Romanian website exposed tension between privacy and openness in Canadian courts. National Post, Retrieved from https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-a-now-defunct-romanian-website-exposed-tension-between-privacy-and-openness-in-canadian-courts
- Munn, N. (2017, January). Canada’s ‘Pre-Crime’ Model of Policing Is Sparking Privacy Concerns. Motherboard, Retrieved from https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mg7w4x/canada-hub-and-cor-policing-privacy-police
- Hasham, A. (2016, June). Proving sexual intent in voyeurism cases a challenge for courts. The Toronto Star, Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2016/06/03/proving-sexual-intent-in-voyeurism-cases-a-challenge-for-courts.html
Methodology
- Robinson, A. (2017). An interview with Jane Bailey. Law Times, 28(34): 5-10.