Teresa Scassa
Law professor specializing in tech law (privacy, AI, data). Gardener.
- I enjoyed speaking with @mgeist.bsky.social about this recent court decision with interesting implications for Canadian privacy law. @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social
- The @lawbytes.bsky.social Podcast, Episode 235: Teresa Scassa (@teresascassa.bsky.social) on the Alberta Clearview AI Ruling That Could Have a Big Impact on Privacy and Generative AI www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/law-...
- The terrific @colleenmflood.bsky.social speaking on regulation of AI enabled medical devices at the University of Sao Paulo School of Public Health today.
- I've just posted a piece that considers whether the use of facial recognition tech in the retail sector in Canada is emerging as a privacy no-go zone: open.substack.com/pub/teresasc... @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social @cendemtech.bsky.social @oipcbc.bsky.social @anabrandusescu.bsky.social
- My new post looks at the judicial review decision on the BC Privacy Commissioner's Order following the joint investigation of Clearview AI. It also considers the challenges of enforcing compliance in Canada's complicated privacy landscape @oipcbc.bsky.social @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social
- Wendy Wong setting the tone for this year’s VIPSs conference with her talk on data and human rights. @rebootcomm.bsky.social @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social
- Reposted by Teresa ScassaMy most recent article "Legal Definitions of Intimate Images in the Age of Sexual Deepfakes and Generative AI" has been published in the McGill Law Journal Read it here!
- Ontario is planning to introduce a new Digital Health ID in Bill 231 - currently before the legislature. My new post offers some thoughts on this bill: open.substack.com/pub/teresasc... #phipa #privacy #digitalID
- Reposted by Teresa ScassaAutomating Public Services: Learning from Cancelled Systems by Joanne Redden, Jessica Brand, Ina Sander and Harry Warne carnegieuk.org/wp-content/u...
- I'm so pleased to see that a paper I wrote with my doctoral student Nur Kumru on privacy regulatory sandboxes for Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner is now published: www.ipc.on.ca/en/resources.... @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social
- The Federal Court of Canada recently considered procedural fairness issues related to automated decision-making - I explore the implications of this decision in a post on my new substack: teresascassa.substack.com/p/crafting-a... @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social
- Reposted by Teresa ScassaNew Job! Postdoctoral Visitor in AI & Governance at #YorkU (Canada). Deadline 20 December 2024. #STS #law #AIgovernance More details about the role are contained in the job ad: www.yorku.ca/research/wp-... Working with myself, @tdagne.bsky.social & Rob Gehl
- Reposted by Teresa Scassa“The Shifting Value of Personal Data” 🗣 OPINION par/by Teresa Scassa 📰 CIGI www.cigionline.org/articles/the...
- Reposted by Teresa ScassaJoin us on December 2nd for a conversation with Dr. Kristen Thomasen and Prof. Jane Bailey examining issues of surveillance and security in the smart home context. ℹ️/🎟 www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...
- Reposted by Teresa Scassa“Automating housing (in)justice: The promise and limits of ‘fair’ rent tech” Discover a new blog by Tegan Cohen as part of The AI + Society's “Global Emerging Voices on AI and Society” blog series! › www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...
- I was pleased to have my paper on the shifting value of personal data included in CIGI's collection titled The Role of Governance in Unleashing the Power of Data: www.cigionline.org/publications... @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social @cca-reports.ca #datagovernance #privacy
- Hello Bluesky! I was looking for refuge from toXic X. Looking forward to seeing old friends, colleagues and contacts here.
- Reposted by Teresa ScassaThe unstoppable Dr. Catherine Régis bringing us home as we wrap up the day at Queen’s Law. The busy whiteboard is a reflection of a great day of dialogue comparing Brazilian and Canadian approaches to Health AI!
- Reposted by Teresa ScassaQueen’s Law Dean (and Canada’s leading health law scholar) Colleen Flood, unpacks some of what she sees as being the real glaring problems in Health Canada’s proposed approach to regulating Health AI. Hopefully HC’s consultation report is released soon!
- Reposted by Teresa ScassaLearning now about Brazil’s digital health infrastructure and regulation of health AI. Thanks to Dr. Ana Estrella Haddad, who is Brazil’s National Secretary on Digital Health, Ministry of Health, for such an enlightening presentation!
