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Three billion faces without permission
A company copied billions of faces online to sell them to police; four Canadian commissioners said no together.
ReadWhen the "nationality" box becomes a suspicion
In the Netherlands, a tax algorithm treated foreign nationality as a sign of fraud. Tens of thousands of parents were wrongly accused, and a government fell.
ReadThe invisible gears: pain that isn't believed
False beliefs about Black people's bodies still circulate in medicine. They change the way their pain is measured.
ReadWhen the device doesn't see the skin
Pulse oximeters can overestimate blood oxygen in people with darker skin. A bias hidden in an ordinary object.
ReadA law against online hate, still awaited
In 2024, Ottawa tabled a bill on online harms. It died on the order paper, but the question remains wide open.
ReadLoneliness, a public health issue
Screens promise connection and often deliver isolation. Ubuntu reminds us that we become someone in the presence of others.
ReadRecess regained
Since 2024, cellphones have been banned in class in Quebec. Since September 2025, they have been banned throughout the school, to leave more room for one another.
ReadWhen young people talk about screens
A National Assembly commission listened to more than 500 students and 7,075 citizens about screens. The young people also talked about their parents.
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