Exploring how personal data is accounted for, governed, and valued by Big Tech firms

by DT Cochrane When I began my post-doctoral work with Professor Kean Birch, I was excited to engage with the faculty and students of the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. With an academic background in economics, and a PhD from York’s Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought, I thought I had much both

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This is how Canada should deal with Big Tech

By Kean Birch Big Tech was in the policy spotlight again recently with another U.S. Congressional hearing on Oct. 1, this time focused on “Proposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online.” The hearing was the culmination of a long Congressional investigation into Big Tech — defined as Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google/Alphabet, and

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This is how Canada should deal with Big Tech

By Kean BirchContributor Tue., Oct. 13, 2020timer3 min. read updateArticle was updated Oct. 09, 2020 Big Tech was in the policy spotlight again recently with another U.S. Congressional hearing on Oct. 1, this time focused on “Proposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online.” The hearing was the culmination of a long Congressional investigation into

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What can Canada learn from the U.S. Congressional hearing on Big Tech monopolies?

In late July, the U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on Antitrust held an important hearing on the monopolistic power of Big Tech — Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google. I recommend watching the hearing; it’s long but worth it if you want insight into what we need to do to avoid damaging our economy and society further. Big

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