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Media Database S substack.com Michael Geist

Michael Geist
mgeist

85362 followers

Ottawa, Canada

Law Prof, CRC in Internet and E-commerce Law @uocommonlaw @LawBytesPod Mastodon: https://t.co/i2Y7ZQJ4PS | @mgeist@mas.to https://t.co/3QZfqszBsa https://t.co/F736lh0mJt

Publications:
substack.com,
thehub.ca
Topics
canada, canadian politics, cdnpoli, copyright, hi, law, news, politics, privacy, tech
Recent articles
Soft Ban or Hard Verification Requirement?: Why Bill C-34’s Social Media Ban Exemption Gets the Incentives Wrong and Comes Too Late to Matter
Jul 27, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
The Online Streaming Act Bill Comes Due: Why the CRTC’s Latest Ruling Guarantees Years of Trade and Legal Battles
Jul 25, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
The Government Tries to Make the Case for Bill C-22: Why Its Own Use Cases Reveal Disproportionate Overreach
Jul 24, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: The Trouble With Canada’s Quiet Decision to Sign the UN Cybercrime Convention
Jul 23, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
Tech Exodus: Why Bill C-22’s Privacy and Security Risks Will Drive Digital Services Out of the Country
Jul 22, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
Rushing Lawful Access Backfires: Wyden Letter on Bill C-22 Highlights Political, Trade and Business Risks
Jul 21, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
Gary Anandasangaree’s Vic Toews Moment Shows the Government Has Lost Its Way on Lawful Access
Jul 20, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 276: Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard on Canada’s Access to Information Failures and Why Access Delayed is Access Denied
Jul 20, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
Canada’s Digital Super-Regulator: Bill C-36 Pushes Out the Privacy Commissioner and Hands Private Sector Privacy to an Overloaded Commission
Jul 17, 2026
mgeist.substack.com
Unpacking Bill C-34: My Appearance on the Globe and Mail’s The Decibel Podcast
Jul 16, 2026
mgeist.substack.com

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