A round up of key moments from season three of the Info Matters podcast, winner of the 2023 Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Technology Series. 

• How policing tools and methods have leapt decades in a few short years [1:03 ]
  (from S3-Episode 1: Predicting crimes before they occur: not so sci-fi anymore with the IPC’s Dr. Christopher Parsons) 
   
• Why misinformation isn’t new, the role of government in combatting it [4:28 ] 
  (from S3-Episode 2: Trust and truth: Navigating the age of misinformation with Dr. Alex Himelfarb of the Council of Canadian Academies) 
   
• What technological advancements keep the Privacy Commissioner of Canada up at night? [9:06 ] 
  (from S3-Episode 3: A casual conversation between two Canadian privacy commissioners with Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada) 
   
• Why it’s a problem when people don’t want to have samples or other personal data included in biobanks [11:21 ]
  (from S3-Episode 4: Ethical Uses of Genetic Data: A Conversation with Dr. Bartha Knoppers)
   
• How to strengthen Ontarians’ trust in digital health [14:51 ]
  (from S3-Episode 5: Co-designing digital health systems with patients and families with Betty-Lou Kristy, Chair of the Minister’s Patient and Family Advisory Council) 
   
• Real world obstacles that prevent women from accessing government information [17:40 ]
  (from S3-Episode 6: A woman’s right to know: Closing the gender gap with access to information with Laura Neuman of the Carter Center)
   
• Why cybersecurity matters and how individuals and organizations can protect themselves from digital threats [21:54 ]
  (from S3-Episode 7: Unmasking digital threats: How to guard against cyber crime with Jason Besner, Director of Partnerships at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security)
   
• International efforts to recognize and protect the right to mental privacy [26:35 ]
  (from S3-Episode 8: What’s on your mind? Neurotechnology and mental privacy with Jennifer Chandler, a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics)
   
• Potential benefits for schools and school boards who sign on to the IPC’s Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools [29:38 ]
  (from S3-Episode 9: Empowering young women and girls in the digital world with University of Ottawa professors Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves)

Resources:

• Law Enforcement and Surveillance Technologies (IPC Privacy Day webcast)
• Fault Lines (Report of the Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation, Council of Canadian Academies, January 26, 2023)
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
• Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools (IPC campaign)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

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