In the wake of #GouvCamp This Wednesday, February 22, I will attend the first GouvCamp in Quebec City. My interest is twofold. Firstly, I think it is high time that we finally put in place conditions ensuring, minimally, that investments in digital systems and applications for government services to citizens are the most relevant, appropriate, economic, flexible and durable as possible. [...]

A sudden tug of war between the Charest government and journalists caused a shock wave the echoes of which have rippled through throughout the Canadian journalistic profession. A jolt that could help realize how the “lawful access” bill introduced this Monday, Feb. 13 also concerns journalists and media organizations. A threat Last week, the Charest government announced that the Director [...]

The text that follows both summarizes (but discussion is only just beginning) and complete previously published notes on the subject beginning with this one. This text is derived from my notes in preparation for the interview I gave to the La Sphère on the Première Chaine of Radio-Canada, February 4, 2012. The personal story As I became a grandfather in May, [...]

Google wrote me seven emails, one of each of services I am registered in to tell me: “We’re getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one that’s a lot shorter and easier to read.” That declaration brings me to three observations from following how the story unfolds this week: First, the initial difficulty [...]

Earlier this week, I reported that Antonin Fortin, Director of Communications and Assistant to the President of the Chambre des notaires du Québec (CNQ, notaries’ professional corporation), wrote about management of digital identities and assets in case of death or incapacity: We are talking about a complex, relatively new and evolving phenomenon. In addition, the CNQ cannot substitute itself to the legislator and “create” law in this matter. To our knowledge, [...]

In the wake of #GouvCamp This Wednesday, February 22, I will attend the first GouvCamp in Quebec City. My interest is twofold. Firstly, I think it is high time that we finally put in place conditions ensuring, minimally, that investments in digital systems and applications for government services to citizens are the most relevant, appropriate, economic, flexible and durable as possible. [...]

Je participe au premier GouvCamp à Québec, ce mercredi 22 février. Mon intérêt est double. 1. Il serait grand temps qu’on mette en place des conditions assurant, minimalement, que les investissements en systèmes et applications numériques des services de l’État aux citoyens soient les plus pertinents, adéquats, économiques, souples et durables que possibles. 2. Lorsque designs et codes font loi [...]

A sudden tug of war between the Charest government and journalists caused a shock wave the echoes of which have rippled through throughout the Canadian journalistic profession. A jolt that could help realize how the “lawful access” bill introduced this Monday, Feb. 13 also concerns journalists and media organizations. A threat Last week, the Charest government announced that the Director [...]

Are there actions we could start today in a decisive campaign against the adoption of so called “lawful access” bills by Canada? I came to answer “yes” while listening to a presentation by Antoine Beaupré, system administrator at Koumbit. It was during a public meeting entitled ” ‘Illegal access’ and the attack of internet freedoms”, on February 3, 2012, in Montreal. Let’s [...]

The text that follows both summarizes (but discussion is only just beginning) and complete previously published notes on the subject beginning with this one. This text is derived from my notes in preparation for the interview I gave to the La Sphère on the Première Chaine of Radio-Canada, February 4, 2012. The personal story As I became a grandfather in May, [...]

In the wake of today's #GouvCampVersion française annoncée antérieurement OpenIDEO: a world open participative model for identification of social innovation concepts | Information Personnes / Persons Information In the wake of #GouvCamp. This Wednesday, February 22, I will attend the first GouvCamp in Quebec City. My interest is twofold. Firstly, I think it is high time that we finally put [...]

En marge du #GouvCamp, aujourd'huihttp://www.gouvcamp.org/about/ OpenIDEO: modèle ouvert, participatif, mondial pour l’élaboration de concepts d’innovations sociales | Information Personnes / Persons Information En marge du #GouvCamp. Ce mercredi 22 février, je participerai au premier GouvCamp à Québec. Mon intérêt est double. Tout d'abord, je crois qu'il serait grand temps qu'on mette enfin en pl… This was posted on Google+…

Je participe au premier GouvCamp à Québec, ce mercredi 22 février. Mon intérêt est double. 1. Il serait grand temps qu’on mette en place des conditions assurant, minimalement, que les investissements en systèmes et applications numériques des services de l’État aux citoyens soient les plus pertinents, adéquats, économiques, souples et durables que possibles. 2. Lorsque designs et codes font loi [...]

From +Nestor Arellano Lawful access examples abroad a horror story of spending, abuse and minor benefits « IT Business Blogs Canada – Opinion This is precisely why Canadians should be worried if Parliament decides to let the bill pass in its present form. There is no shortage of research which indicates that implementation of an online surv… This was posted [...]

Text of Bill C-30 "lawful acces" / Texte du projet de loi C-30 « accès légal » Bill C-30 Bill C-30: "Lawful access" Tabled in the Canadian House of Commons on Feb 14, 2012 by david_akin in Bills and Government Docs This was posted on Google+…

Anvil Academic aims to provide platform for digital scholarship | Inside Higher Ed Academics who specialize in using technology to conduct and enable new kinds of humanities research are in high demand. At the same time, the current ecosystem of scholarly publishing can be inhospita… This was posted on Google+…

Copyright wars + usage-based billing + vertical integration + legal access = golden handcuffs networks"Seen in the context of the copyright wars, usage-based billing and vertical integration, the Investigative Powers has the potential of posing a great threat to personal privacy in the name of security. Each measure on its own chips away at the ideals of an open Internet. [...]