Tamir
@digitalprivacy.ca
Tech & human rights lawyer | he/him
Director, Privacy, Surveillance & Technology Program, CCLA (https://ccla.org | @CanCivLib)
Formerly: hrw.org | cippic.ca
Director, Privacy, Surveillance & Technology Program, CCLA (https://ccla.org | @CanCivLib)
Formerly: hrw.org | cippic.ca
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I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
Nearly 85K people homeless in Ontario, up 8% in 1 year: report | Globalnews.ca
Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows.
globalnews.ca
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
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Another humiliation. It's hard to believe anyone could be this out in the moral wilderness. Carney has all the principle of televangelist.
Carney to accept Trump’s offer for role on Gaza peace plan’s ‘Board of Peace’ www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Carney to accept Trump’s offer for role on Gaza peace plan’s ‘Board of Peace’
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to join the Board of Peace for Gaza.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Another humiliation. It's hard to believe anyone could be this out in the moral wilderness. Carney has all the principle of televangelist.
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What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they have to guess your age or take your ID for AV? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they have to guess your age or take your ID for AV? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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SCOTUS to rule on constitutionality of geofence warrants.
My prior article:
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
My prior article:
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
Law enforcement is using location tracking on mobile devices to identify suspects, but is it unconstitutional?
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
www.abajournal.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
SCOTUS to rule on constitutionality of geofence warrants.
My prior article:
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
My prior article:
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
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Watch CCLA’s press conference on the Emergencies Act decision live on CPAC using the link below.
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Canadian Civil Liberties Association Holds a News Conference
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association holds a virtual news conference to comment on the Federal Court of Appeal decision on the federal government invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to t...
www.cpac.ca
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Watch CCLA’s press conference on the Emergencies Act decision live on CPAC using the link below.
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a historic victory for the rule of law by ruling in favour of CCLA in the landmark Emergencies Act case. The Court confirmed today that the Act's stringent legal thresholds were not met in February 2022.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
Emergencies Act Case: CCLA Claims Historic Victory at the Federal Court of Appeal - CCLA
ccla.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a historic victory for the rule of law by ruling in favour of CCLA in the landmark Emergencies Act case. The Court confirmed today that the Act's stringent legal thresholds were not met in February 2022.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
BC Privacy Commissioner finds that Richmond city has no lawful basis to use high resolution cameras for law enforcement purposes:
www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/ne...
www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/ne...
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
BC Privacy Commissioner finds that Richmond city has no lawful basis to use high resolution cameras for law enforcement purposes:
www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/ne...
www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/ne...
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license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
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REPORT: Over 35 cases where Federal judges say the U.S. government lied, falsified records, fake declarations, sworn statements built on fiction.
Brought to you by the “law and order” party 🤔
Brought to you by the “law and order” party 🤔
January 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
REPORT: Over 35 cases where Federal judges say the U.S. government lied, falsified records, fake declarations, sworn statements built on fiction.
Brought to you by the “law and order” party 🤔
Brought to you by the “law and order” party 🤔
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.
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"One major question, going into 2026, is which party will speak for the Americans who abhor the incursions of AI into their lives and want to see its reach restricted. Another is whether widespread public hostility to [AI] even matters given all the money behind it." - @michellegoldberg.bsky.social
Opinion | An Anti-A.I. Movement Is Coming. Which Party Will Lead It?
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"One major question, going into 2026, is which party will speak for the Americans who abhor the incursions of AI into their lives and want to see its reach restricted. Another is whether widespread public hostility to [AI] even matters given all the money behind it." - @michellegoldberg.bsky.social
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Wrote about the State Department's made up censorial rationale for banning visas for some folks based on their speech. It's nonsense.
www.ms.now/opinion/marc...
www.ms.now/opinion/marc...
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wrote about the State Department's made up censorial rationale for banning visas for some folks based on their speech. It's nonsense.
www.ms.now/opinion/marc...
www.ms.now/opinion/marc...
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While my pierogi dough rests, reflecting on how it’s not democracies that loudly celebrate banning activists the way the Trump administration has done here.
As I told the EU Parliament in April, the US is now in league with autocracies like Russia.
As I told the EU Parliament in April, the US is now in league with autocracies like Russia.
Quick explainer I did last night for the other apps. Please watch and share- the Trump administration is trying to bury this arbitrary and cruel restriction of our colleagues’ rights during the holidays. Don’t let them.
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
While my pierogi dough rests, reflecting on how it’s not democracies that loudly celebrate banning activists the way the Trump administration has done here.
As I told the EU Parliament in April, the US is now in league with autocracies like Russia.
As I told the EU Parliament in April, the US is now in league with autocracies like Russia.
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Good on Norway to only on express support for the #ICC, but name the US as the source of threats against the Court and rule of law 👇
That may seem obvious, but this isn't something Canada has done.
Do we have the will and principles to do so, @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?
That may seem obvious, but this isn't something Canada has done.
Do we have the will and principles to do so, @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Good on Norway to only on express support for the #ICC, but name the US as the source of threats against the Court and rule of law 👇
That may seem obvious, but this isn't something Canada has done.
Do we have the will and principles to do so, @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?
That may seem obvious, but this isn't something Canada has done.
Do we have the will and principles to do so, @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social?
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UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms reut.rs/4qjUHuV
UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms
British trade minister Chris Bryant said the government had been hacked in October, partly confirming a report in the Sun newspaper, which said on Friday a Chinese group had breached systems to access Foreign Office data.
reut.rs
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms reut.rs/4qjUHuV
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noyb WIN: The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that Meta must give users full access to their data. All of Meta's claims of trade secrets or other limitations were rejected, leading to unprecedented access to the inner workings of Meta.
noyb.eu/en/austrian-...
noyb.eu/en/austrian-...
Austrian Supreme Court: Meta must give users full access to their data
The Austrian Supreme Court has issued a ruling in an 11-years long procedure against Meta
noyb.eu
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
noyb WIN: The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that Meta must give users full access to their data. All of Meta's claims of trade secrets or other limitations were rejected, leading to unprecedented access to the inner workings of Meta.
noyb.eu/en/austrian-...
noyb.eu/en/austrian-...
Under its cybersecurity proposal, the government will be able to disconnect users from the Internet, demand sweeping access to sensitive Internet activity and to compromise encryption.
The proposed law is in desperate need of some added safeguards.
The proposed law is in desperate need of some added safeguards.
Government's Cybersecurity Proposal Threatens Privacy – And Security - CCLA
A legislative proposal intended to protect cybersecurity lacks critical safeguards and threatens privacy and, paradoxically, cybersecurity.
ccla.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Under its cybersecurity proposal, the government will be able to disconnect users from the Internet, demand sweeping access to sensitive Internet activity and to compromise encryption.
The proposed law is in desperate need of some added safeguards.
The proposed law is in desperate need of some added safeguards.
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Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
Stop Canada’s “Buy Now, Regret Later” AI Future
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 h...
openmedia.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
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Yeah, as I've been saying, we overcompensated because the media ran with the stupid 'GDP per capita' and 'immigrants hurt housing' framing. This is long-run damage to the economy by short-term thinking, feeding xenophobia, and helping to further destroy Canada's world class universities.
Canada’s population sees largest decline on record
Canada’s population sees largest decline on record
Statistics Canada attributes the drop to a fewer non-permanent residents. It's the largest decline since records began in 1946.
www.thestar.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yeah, as I've been saying, we overcompensated because the media ran with the stupid 'GDP per capita' and 'immigrants hurt housing' framing. This is long-run damage to the economy by short-term thinking, feeding xenophobia, and helping to further destroy Canada's world class universities.
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"Is anybody actually hungry for the slop? Of course not! But you don’t get to pick what’s served up in your trough."
Read @schuylermitchell.bsky.social on AI slop, a monster of 2025.
Read @schuylermitchell.bsky.social on AI slop, a monster of 2025.
Monster of 2025: AI slop
The drive for a frictionless existence has sloppified our offline lives, too.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Is anybody actually hungry for the slop? Of course not! But you don’t get to pick what’s served up in your trough."
Read @schuylermitchell.bsky.social on AI slop, a monster of 2025.
Read @schuylermitchell.bsky.social on AI slop, a monster of 2025.
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CCLA condemns the Alberta government’s passage of Bill 9, a sweeping and discriminatory law that directly targets trans and gender-diverse people and denies them fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law - CCLA
Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
ccla.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
CCLA condemns the Alberta government’s passage of Bill 9, a sweeping and discriminatory law that directly targets trans and gender-diverse people and denies them fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
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New Zealand has one, Canada has one, the United Kingdom has one — so why doesn't Australia have a national human rights act or charter?
The Australian government should seek to legislate a human rights act as soon as possible. Learn more ⤵️
The Australian government should seek to legislate a human rights act as soon as possible. Learn more ⤵️
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
New Zealand has one, Canada has one, the United Kingdom has one — so why doesn't Australia have a national human rights act or charter?
The Australian government should seek to legislate a human rights act as soon as possible. Learn more ⤵️
The Australian government should seek to legislate a human rights act as soon as possible. Learn more ⤵️
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US President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that proposes to challenge and dismantle a range of “cumbersome” AI laws.
This would promote a future in which many components of society are reliant on AI but with little accountability.
This would promote a future in which many components of society are reliant on AI but with little accountability.
Trump Administration Takes Aim at AI Accountability Laws
Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that proposes to challenge and dismantle a range of “cumbersome” artificial intelligence (AI) laws at state and city level in the US and replace th...
www.hrw.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
US President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that proposes to challenge and dismantle a range of “cumbersome” AI laws.
This would promote a future in which many components of society are reliant on AI but with little accountability.
This would promote a future in which many components of society are reliant on AI but with little accountability.