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Michael Geist

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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 studying the legal and policy challenges, set the rules, or are experts in the field. It provides a Canadian perspective, but since the internet is global, examining international developments and Canada’s role in shaping global digital policy is be an important part...

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Episodes (220)

Episode 267: Peter Nowak on Rogers, the Shaw Merger Aftermath, and the Limits of...

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Episode 266: Justin Safayeni on the Ontario Government's Overnight Evisceration...

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Ep. 265 - Jason Millar on Claude Mythos, Project Glasswing, and the Governance C...

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Episode 264: Jon Penney on Chilling Effects in the Digital Age

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

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Episode 260: What the Government Didn’t Want You To Hear About Bill C-4 And Its...

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

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

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

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Episode 256: Jennifer Quaid on Taking On Big Tech With the Competition Act's Pri...

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 255: Grappling with Grok - Heidi Tworek on the Li...

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

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

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

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

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Episode 250: Wikimedia’s Jan Gerlach on the Risks and Challenges with Digital Po...

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Episode 249: The Debate Over Canada’s AI Strategy - My Consultation Submission a...

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 248: Mark Surman on Why Canada's AI Strategy Shou...

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Episode 247: My Senate Appearance on the Bill That Could Lead to Canada-Wide Blo...

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

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

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Episode 244: Kris Klein on the Long Road to a Right to be Forgotten Under Canadi...

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Episode 243: What Are Canada’s Digital Policy Plans as Parliament Returns from t...

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Episode 242: Sukesh Kamra on Law Firm Adoption of Artificial Intelligence and In...

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Episode 241: Scott Benzie on How Government Policy Eroded Big Tech Support for C...

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Episode 240: Dean Beeby on Why Canada’s Language Laws May Stop Government From P...

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Episode 239: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Digital Services Tax

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Episode 238: David Fraser on Why Bill C-2's Lawful Access Powers May Put Canadia...

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Episode 237: A Conversation with Jason Woywada of BCFIPA on Political Party Priv...

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Episode 236: Robert Diab on the Return of Lawful Access

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Episode 235: Teresa Scassa on the Alberta Clearview AI Ruling That Could Have a...

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Episode 234: “Solutions Aren’t Going to be Found Through Nostalgia”: Mark Mussel...

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Episode 233: Abdi Aidid on AI, the Law and the Future of Legal Practice

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Episode 232: What Will Canadian Digital Policy Look Like Under the New Liberal C...

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Episode 231: Sara Bannerman on How Canadian Political Parties Maximize Voter Dat...

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Episode 230: Aengus Bridgman on the 2025 Federal Election, Social Media Platform...

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Episode 229: My Digital Access Day Keynote - Assessing the Canadian Digital Poli...

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Episode 228: Kumanan Wilson on Why Canadian Health Data Requires Stronger Privac...

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Episode 227: Tara Henley on How to Save the CBC

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Episode 226: Richard Gold on Why Canada Should Target U.S. Patents To Help Count...

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Episode 225: How Canada Can Leverage Digital Policy to Retaliate Against Trump’s...

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Episode 224: Why Prorogation and Donald Trump Spell the End of an Era in Canadia...

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Episode 223: The Year in Canadian Digital Law and Policy

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Episode 222: Robert Diab on Canadian Media’s Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI

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Episode 221: Inside My Canadian Heritage Committee Appearance on Freedom of Expr...

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Episode 220: Marina Pavlović on the CRTC’s Plans to Address Consumer Frustratio...

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Episode 219: Scott Benzie on What the Corporate TikTok Ban Means For Canadian Di...

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Episode 218: Emily Laidlaw and Taylor Owen on Saving the Online Harms Act

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