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Proposed ISP access law threat to privacy, say groups

February 1, 2012

Article by Howard Solomon Published 27 Jan 2012, Network World Canada Pressure on Conservative government increases with the expected re-introduction of government bill giving police the ability to ask for subscriber information Privacy groups are increasing pressure on the Harper government to change its plan to give law enforcement agencies the right to demand subscriber […]

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Students get political presentation with the help of technology

February 1, 2012

Article by Angelica Blenich Published January 31, 2012 in The Haliburton Echo Grade 10 civics students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School heard firsthand where a life studying politics can take you. On Jan. 18, approximately 60 students spilled into the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion to engage in an interactive presentation through a webcam feed […]

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Important to protect privacy as government seeks to combat crime in the digital era

February 1, 2012

Director of U of T’s Citizen Lab addresses lawful access symposium Article by Irene Poetranto Publised Monday, January 30, 2012, UofT News Fighting cybercrime and infringing on personal privacy need not go hand-in-hand, University of Toronto Professor Ron Deibert told the audience at a recent symposium to discuss the implications of proposed federal lawful access […]

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Debate 'shootouts' not NDP style, says Nelson Wiseman

January 30, 2012

Article by The Canadian Press, published on Saturday Jan. 28, 2012 12:52 PM ET HALIFAX — A professor of political science says the lack of fireworks at NDP leadership debates thus far is in keeping with the party’s culture and ideology. The eight New Democratic Party leadership hopefuls will be in Halifax, N.S., on Sunday […]

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“The Conservatives have the strongest core base, and there is a tussle going on between the NDP and the Liberals,” said Nelson Wiseman

January 26, 2012

Support for federal Tories waning, Liberals gaining steam: poll Article by Kenyon Wallace Published January 26, 2012 in The Toronto Star The federal Conservatives have slipped from majority territory as the New Democrats continue to nip at the governing party’s heals, a new Harris/Decima poll of federal voting intentions reveals. The poll, conducted from January […]

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“There is an arms race in cyberspace and it’s caught up with Iran,” says Ron Deibert

January 25, 2012

Iran’s dissidents head online but the regime is there, waiting for them Article by Olivia Ward, Foreign Affairs Reporter Published On Tue Jan 24 2012, The Toronto Star Iran’s Green Revolution geeks are taking their struggle to cyberspace, but the clerical regime’s censors are already there — and gunning for them. “There is an arms […]

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Nelson Wiseman takes a look at the NDP Leadership Race

January 13, 2012

Handicapping the NDP leadership race: Mulcair, Topp and Nash are front-runners. Article by Nelson Wiseman, who teaches political science at the University of Toronto Tuesday, January 10, 2012, The Straight Goods “Canada’s successful parties have always been personality-oriented parties driven by their leaders.” Read the full article at The Straight Goods.

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The Star's 12 to watch in 2012: Alexander Levy

January 10, 2012

Published On Mon Jan 09 2012 Vanessa Lu, Business Reporter Alexander Levy never imagined he’d be running a mobile app company. In 2009 he was finishing up his political science degree at the University of Toronto and was planning to go to law school when he took a part-time research assistant job at the Technologies […]

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Ron Deibert on the Toronto Star's top Canadian thinkers list

January 10, 2012

Ron Deibert, professor and director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, has been named as one of Canada’s top thinkers according to the Toronto Star because he “cultivates a hothouse where human rights meet cyberspace.” He has won kudos as one of the five most influential IT security thinkers in […]

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Undergraduate Award Reception

January 9, 2012

The Annual Undergraduate Award Reception was held on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in the Political Science Lounge and celebrated the award recipients from the 2010-2011 academic year. One of the awards is the Pollara Statistical Confidence Award, which is awarded to the student who produces the best research report in POL 242Y. The 2010-11 recipient […]

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