Michael Geist

Technology law expert and professor

Ottawa, Canada

About Michael

Michael Geist is a Canadian law professor and technology expert. He is a professor at the University of Ottawa and has written extensively on issues related to technology law, intellectual property, and digital policy.

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Episode 263: The Lawful Access Act Roundtable With David Fraser and Robert Diab

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Episode 262: Zack Shapiro on the Claude AI Native Law Firm

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Michael Geist

About Michael

Associated Podcasts

The Big Story

Law Bytes

Full Comment

Security This Week

Connect

Key Topics

Recent Appearances

Episode 263: The Lawful Access Act Roundtable With David Fraser and Robert Diab

Episode 262: Zack Shapiro on the Claude AI Native Law Firm

Episode 261: Ian Goldberg on the Privacy Risks of Age Assurance Technologies

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

Episode 259: The Privacy and Surveillance Risks of AI Chatbot Reporting to Police

Episode 258: Jaxson Khan With an Insider Perspective on AI Policy Development in Canada

Episode 257: Lisa Given on What Canada Can Learn From Australia’s Youth Social Media Ban

Episode 256: Jennifer Quaid on Taking On Big Tech With the Competition Act's Private Right of Access

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 255: Grappling with Grok - Heidi Tworek on the Limits of Canadian Law

Episode 254: Looking Back at the Year in Canadian Digital Law and Policy

Episode 253: Guy Rub on the Unconvincing Case for a New Canadian Artists' Resale Right

Episode 252: Len St-Aubin on the CRTC’s Plan To Modernize Canadian Content Rules

Episode 251: Jennifer Pybus on the Debate Over Canadian Digital Sovereignty

Episode 250: Wikimedia’s Jan Gerlach on the Risks and Challenges with Digital Policy Reform

Episode 249: The Debate Over Canada’s AI Strategy - My Consultation Submission and Appearance at the Canadian Heritage Committee

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 248: Mark Surman on Why Canada's AI Strategy Should Prioritize Public AI Models

Episode 247: My Senate Appearance on the Bill That Could Lead to Canada-Wide Blocking of X, Reddit and ChatGPT

Episode 246: Mohamed Zohiri on the Rise and Emerging Regulation of Stablecoins

Episode 245: Kate Robertson on Bill C-2’s Cross-Border Data Sharing Privacy Risks

Episode 244: Kris Klein on the Long Road to a Right to be Forgotten Under Canadian Privacy Law