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View article: EU law and emotion data
EU law and emotion data Open
This article sheds light on legal implications and challenges surrounding emotion data processing within the EU's legal framework. Despite the sensitive nature of emotion data, the GDPR does not categorize it as special data, resulting in …
View article: EU law and emotion data
EU law and emotion data Open
This article sheds light on the intricate legal implications and challenges surrounding emotion data processing within the EU data protection framework. Despite the sensitive nature of emotion data, the GDPR does not explicitly categorize …
View article: Targeted Advertising and Consumer Protection Law in the European Union
Targeted Advertising and Consumer Protection Law in the European Union Open
Targeted advertising is the primary revenue stream for the largest online platforms that act as the Internet’s gatekeepers, such as Alphabet and Meta. The financial incentives drive targeted advertising towards maximizing the efficiency of…
View article: The Limits of Online Price Discrimination in Europe
The Limits of Online Price Discrimination in Europe Open
As big data capabilities have increased, so too has the potential for price discrimination. Price discrimination occurs when sellers offer goods and services at different prices to different consumers. Profiles of consumers can be created …
View article: Unsettled histories: Transgressing History education practice in New Brunswick, Canada
Unsettled histories: Transgressing History education practice in New Brunswick, Canada Open
In this paper, we examine national trends in Canadian history education with regard to decolonising history education and how those trends have been manifested in the context of the province of New Brunswick’s Anglophone education system. …
View article: The Limits of Online Price Discrimination in Europe
The Limits of Online Price Discrimination in Europe Open
As big data capabilities have increased, so too has the potential for price discrimination. Price discrimination occurs when sellers offer goods and services at different prices to different consumers. Profiles of consumers can be created …
View article: Algorithmic Speech and Freedom of Expression
Algorithmic Speech and Freedom of Expression Open
Algorithms have become increasingly common, and with this development, so have algorithms that approximate human speech. This has introduced new issues with which courts and legislators will have to grapple. Courts in the United States hav…
View article: Implementing a Model Access to Information Law in Africa: Lessons from the Americas
Implementing a Model Access to Information Law in Africa: Lessons from the Americas Open
The Model Law on Access to Information for Africa portends a great opportunity in the promotion and protection of access to information in the region. The effective implementation of such a model law could benefit by looking towards other …
View article: The Role of Privacy-Preserving Technologies in the Age of Big Data
The Role of Privacy-Preserving Technologies in the Age of Big Data Open
The potential social and economic benefits of big data applications are highlighted by researchers and the media alike. However, they can also have negative implications, which are not limited to privacy issues. With alarming regularity, m…
View article: The Relevance of Prior Learning in Teacher Education Admissions Processes
The Relevance of Prior Learning in Teacher Education Admissions Processes Open
In this paper, we argue that teacher education admissions processes would benefit from attending more to prospective teacher candidates’ cognitive frames. We begin with the introduction of a three-stage heuristic for describing teacher edu…
View article: Protecting Freedom of Expression over the Internet: An International Approach
Protecting Freedom of Expression over the Internet: An International Approach Open
Writing primarily in 2013, Alan Sears examines different aspects of the international legal framework as to how freedom of expression over the Internet may be protected. Even though the Internet has largely incorporated the concept of free…
View article: Special Issue on History and Citizenship Education
Special Issue on History and Citizenship Education Open
Special Issue on History and Citizenship Education / Édition spéciale portant sur l'enseignement de l'histoire et l'éducation à la citoyenneté. An article from journal McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGi…