A good article by The Markup assessed the accuracy of New York City’s municipal chatbot. The chatbot is intended to provide New Yorkers with information about starting or operating a business in the city. The journalists found the chatbot regularly provided false or incorrect information which could result in legal repercussions for businesses and significantly … Continue reading New York City’s Chatbot: A Warning to Other Government Agencies?

Toronto is a city of destruction and construction: destruction of the previous era’s architecture (and often industrial buildings) and the construction of housing or glass office towers in their stead. This image by Tecumseth & Niagara shows the destruction of an abattoir that was removed to make room for condos, and the buildings in the … Continue reading Tecumseth & Niagara, Toronto, 2023

It is exceptionally rewarding to see years of research and advocacy while I was at my former employer lead to significant reforms to legislation The effect, thus far, has been to protect residents of Canada from cyber-related threats while, also, imposing checks on otherwise unfettered government power and simultaneously protecting all residents of Canada’s privacy.