CIRA - Canadians Connected 2022
Join us virtually or in-person at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa as we discuss the engaging and multilayered topic of surveillance capitalism, along with the dangers of high-tech giants capturing and commodifying your personal data.
Canadians Connected, CIRA’s symposium and annual general meeting, is one of the most important internet events of the year. In addition to exciting industry-leading speakers, CIRA presents its accomplishments from the past year, industry developments and statistics, plans, audited financial statements and the auditor's report to CIRA members.
Register for free, today!
Remotely controlled: how the future of digital life is being threatened by surveillance capitalism
Surveillance capitalism describes the practice of companies gathering personal information about you—including your behaviours and interests—and package that data into a product that can be sold. Canada’s privacy watchdog has repeatedly warned Canadians that companies are increasingly cashing in on their personal data—even if it comes at the expense of our right to privacy. There is a growing chorus of voices calling for government to intervene and rein in the power of tech giants. However, there is less consensus on how exactly that should be done without causing new problems.
We are bringing together CIRA members, the public and experts to discuss the privacy harms of tech monopolies and our collective power as users, to decide how our information is shared and with whom—or even if we opt in to using their online tools.
Join us virtually or in-person at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa as we discuss the engaging and multilayered topic of surveillance capitalism, along with the dangers of high-tech giants capturing and commodifying your personal data.
Canadians Connected, CIRA’s symposium and annual general meeting, is one of the most important internet events of the year. In addition to exciting industry-leading speakers, CIRA presents its accomplishments from the past year, industry developments and statistics, plans, audited financial statements and the auditor's report to CIRA members.
Register for free, today!
Remotely controlled: how the future of digital life is being threatened by surveillance capitalism
Surveillance capitalism describes the practice of companies gathering personal information about you—including your behaviours and interests—and package that data into a product that can be sold. Canada’s privacy watchdog has repeatedly warned Canadians that companies are increasingly cashing in on their personal data—even if it comes at the expense of our right to privacy. There is a growing chorus of voices calling for government to intervene and rein in the power of tech giants. However, there is less consensus on how exactly that should be done without causing new problems.
We are bringing together CIRA members, the public and experts to discuss the privacy harms of tech monopolies and our collective power as users, to decide how our information is shared and with whom—or even if we opt in to using their online tools.
