Uncategorized – Tech and Art 3.0

Shopping For a Non-Intelligent Phone Without GPS, Camera, and Wifi

by Ria Botchik (GEN AI)Reform, Uncategorized October 11, 2023October 11, 2023Comments are Disabled

Do flip phones emit less radiation? Yes, Flip phones and dumb phones are objectively better for those looking to reduce radiation exposure; particularly models without bluetooth & GPS capabilities. Also flip phones without multiple apps running in the background that require constant internet access are speculated to be safer. (Source) The SAR value, also known as …

Illinois Flood of Class Actions: Twitter, Snap, Tinder, Home Depot Collected, Stored, Used Biometric Data Without Users Consent

by Rosa NovaUncategorized August 10, 2023September 7, 2023No Comments

A proposed class action lawsuit claims X Corp., which owns and operates Twitter, has wrongfully captured, stored and used Illinois residents’ biometric data, including facial scans, without consent. The suit more specifically alleges that Twitter has run afoul of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by capturing and storing users’ biometric information without notice or express consent …

Bill C-18: Compared To The Australian Model

by Rosa NovaReform, Uncategorized June 30, 2023July 6, 2023No Comments

I thought C-18 follows the Australian model, but the more I look at it, the less I know what this bill means for Canadians. I understand that the CRTC (a federal entity) now has a new jurisdiction to make up criteria for provincial businesses and local matters, which appears unconstitutional, or as Facebook has pointed …

GDPR: Meta Hit With Dissuasive Fine For Illegal Data Transfers From Europe To US Servers

by Rosa NovaUncategorized May 22, 2023June 9, 2023Comments are Disabled

This decision comes in the wake of Meta’s and 5000 other companies willful ignorance of EU data protection law and persistent illegal transfers of European users’ sensitive data, such as names, email and IP addresses, messages, viewing history, geolocation data and other information, to US servers. Meta will of course appeal the ruling, but if …

Andy Warhol Foundation For Visual Arts Loses Fair Use Case at SCOTUS

by Rosa NovaUncategorized May 22, 2023May 22, 2023Comments are Disabled

SCOTUS applied the fair use doctrine in a manner coherent with its previous rulings. The Orange Prince silkscreen licensed to Condé Nast constitutes copyright infringement, because a commercial license is not fair use. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-869_87ad.pdf To cite the court: the “purpose and character” of the Foundation’s use of Goldsmith’s photograph in commercially licensing Orange Prince to …

Sky v SkyKick: UK Court Finds Sky Filed Bad Faith Registrations

by Rosa NovaUncategorized May 10, 2023July 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

In the long-running dispute between Sky and SkyKick, the UK courts developed on the notion of bad faith in trademark filings that normally extends to seeking trade mark protection for a broad range of goods and services way and beyond classes covered by the core trademark. The Court of Appeal clarified that an applicant does …

The new IP landscape in Russia

by Rosa NovaCyber-Incidents, Intellectual Property, Uncategorized January 27, 2023June 9, 2023Comments are Disabled

Among the devastating and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February last year, IP in the region has been affected. In particular, the sanctions imposed on Russia and the counteractions of Russia against “unfriendly” countries have raised uncertainty and concern among IP rights holders. The protection of intellectual property rights has not been …

Protected: Bill 64; Survol de la Loi modernisant des dispositions législatives en matière de protection des renseignements personnels

by Rosa NovaFrançais, Reform, Uncategorized June 15, 2022Enter your password to view comments.

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Anonymization Doesn\’t Work; Phone-Tracked LGBTQ Priest Resigns

by Rosa NovaUncategorized July 26, 2021No Comments

Anonymization or data minimization is like Santa Claus. You want to believe in it and convince others to believe in it until reality hits and everyone hates you for lying to them. I\’ve always wondered whether journalists and media outlets can track users and collect sensitive data on their readers. The answer appears to be …

Les 10 principes de la Charte canadienne du numérique

by Rosa NovaFrançais, Uncategorized June 5, 2021July 27, 2023Comments are Disabled

Dans ce monde numérique, les Canadiens doivent pouvoir avoir l\’assurance que leur vie privée est protégée, que leurs données ne sont pas utilisées de manière frauduleuse, et que les entreprises qui évoluent dans ce domaine communiquent de manière simple et franche avec leurs utilisateurs. La conance est le fondement de l\’économie axée sur le numérique …