2020
In the media
Amazon and Microsoft pause police facial recognition and demand regulation
An article of Quartz reports that within 24 hours of each other, both Amazon and Microsoft this week pledged not to sell facial recognition tools to US police departments, acknowledging the concerns of researchers and activists who say the technology is biased and has grave potential for misuse. Nevertheless, some researchers worry that this will […] Read more
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École d’été du Laboratoire 2020
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News of JusticIA's members In the media
The Innovative University: Renewing the Role of Universities in the Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem
9 June 2020 Catherine Régis / Cécile Petitgand / Jean-Louis Denis
Catherine Régis and Jean-Louis Denis are the leaders and co-authors of this position paper, outgrowth of the first U7+ summit, held in Paris alongside the July 2019 G7. Cécile Petitgand, post-doctoral fellow at H-POD, also is author and contributor of this report. Catherine Régis notably add that “with this position paper, we hope to stimulate […] Read more
In the media
L’application COVI écartée par le gouvernement canadien
5 June 2020 Vincent Gautrais
This content is not available in the selected language. Alors que la nouvelle tombe à l’effet que l’application COVI ne sera pas retenue par le gouvernement canadien, nous croyons particulièrement à propos de relayer le texte d’opinion du professeur Vincent Gautrais, directeur du CRDP, titulaire de la Chaire L.R. Wilson et chercheur du regroupement JusticIA : […] Read more
In the media
Covid-19 : les dérives possibles de surveillance des données personnelles
Benoit Dupont - ACT researcher - focus in this article published in The conversation on the use of personal data to fight against the COVID-19 pandemia. Available in french only. Afin de retrouver une liberté de mouvement temporairement suspendue et dans le but de protéger les populations contre une deuxième vague d’infection, on voit se mettre […] Read more
In the media
An Interactive Guide to the Blockchain
29 May 2020 Hannes Westermann
Hannes Westermann, doctoral student and researcher at the Cyberjustice Laboratory and for the JusticIA research group, started this week a series of interactive blogs on the blockchain. To learn more about this current subject, you can read them here : Part I - Introduction Part II - Hash Functions Part III - A Chain of […] Read more
News of JusticIA's members
Maëlenn Corfmat remporte le prix Innovation lors du Colloque de la relève 2020
28 May 2020 Maëlenn Corfmat
This content is not available in the selected language. À l’occasion du Colloque de la relève 2020 sous le thème « » Regards méthodologiques sur le droit », le prix Innovation du cabinet Hudon a été attribué à Maëlenn Corfmat, chercheuse du regroupement JusticIA, ainsi qu’à ses collègues Fannie Duverger et Gaëlle Foucault pour leur court-métrage. Read more
Opportunities
Appel de proposition – La gouvernance algorithmique
This content is not available in the selected language. La revue Éthique publique lance un appel de proposition sur le thème de la gouvernance algorithmique. Les propositions doivent être envoyées sous forme de résumés de 150 à 200 mots d’ici le 8 septembre 2020. Perspective générale Si les bénéfices sociaux du déploiement des technologies du numérique […] Read more
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Blockchain, Data Protection, and Health Data Management
Speaker : Alexander Bernier - researcher, Centre of Genomics and Policy, Mcgill University Alexander Bernier will explore the use of blockchain to enable the sharing of health data between healthcare institutions. Blockchain's potential to safeguard individual privacy rights while ensuring the free flow of data will be discussed, drawing from the experiences of the euCanSHare […] Read more
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Exploring Compliance Technologies for Privacy
Speaker : David Restrepo Amariles - Associate Professor of Data Law and Artificial Intelligence, HEC Paris In this live web conference, David Restrepo Amariles will present his work on using modern technologies, including the blockchain and machine learning, to support compliance with privacy regulations. Register here Read more