Google Canada reported communicating with Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne last month about the company’s efforts to “combat misinformation and disinformation,” “ensure child safety” and “promote content creation on online platforms, such as YouTube.” Miville-Dechêne, generally, has been supportive of legislation to rein in the power of major tech companies and social media platforms. She was supportive of the Online Streaming Act in 2022, which compelled digital streaming services to prioritize Cana
  • dermanus@lemmy.caEnglish
    33·
    10 days ago

    You mean the bill that would have required all Canadians to share personal information with adult websites? The bill she hand waved away any privacy concerns about?

    It’s an anti-porn bill, “think of the children” is just the excuse.

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.caM
      14·
      10 days ago

      all Canadians to share personal information with adult websites?

      Or even worse, escrow that verification to banks and or the government itself, who’d know which porn websites you’re accessing.

    • Carl@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      9 days ago

      As a Canadian, I am on Google’s side. Unless you hate privacy, and want to use photo ID to access websites. Then when the website is hacked years later, you can have your identity stolen. Or worse.

      We already provide way to much personal information online.

    • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.caEnglish
      111·
      10 days ago

      A foreign megacorp using their money to try to influence Canadian politics.
      Bill s-210 is a privacy nightmare, basically requiring you to give your government-issued photo ID to tech companies.

      • everything NSFW you have ever looked up is connected to your real life identity.
      • Mega corps often bend to government requests for data
      • certain things, like being LGBTQ+, get you jailed or killed in some countries
      • uranibaba@lemmy.world
        1·
        5 days ago

        basically requiring you to give your government-issued photo ID to tech companies.

        I remember a time when even your real name was a big deal to hand over on the internet. Then Facebook came along and suddenly it was OK to post any kind of private information.