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La prévention et le règlement des différends à travers l’Union européenne : la Commission rend son rapport
This content is not available in the selected language. Écrit par Cassandra Larocque-Rigney, auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice – Hiver 2020. En septembre dernier, la Commission européenne a présenté son rapport sur l’application (le « Rapport ») de la Directive relative au règlement extrajudiciaire des litiges de consommation (la « Directive ») et du Règlement relatif au […] Read more
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Le Data Protection Act of 2020 : vers une Agence américaine de protection des données ?
This content is not available in the selected language. Ecrit par Simon Du Perron, auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice – Hiver 2020. Le 13 février 2020, la sénatrice américaine Kirsten Gillibrand, une démocrate de l’État de New York, a introduit un projet de loi visant la création du Data Protection Agency, une agence fédérale de […] Read more
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Ce que 2020 nous réserve en matière de protection des renseignements personnels
This content is not available in the selected language. Ecrit par Simon Du Perron, auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice – Hiver 2020 2019 fut sans conteste l’année où la question de la protection des données s’est véritablement incrustée dans le débat public. En juin, le Québec a connu la plus importante fuite de données de son histoire, touchant tous […] Read more
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The 2019 Harvard Legal Tech Symposium and the Legal Hackers International Summit
By Hannes Westermann In September, I had the pleasure of attending two conferences in Boston and New York, namely the 2019 Harvard Legal Tech Symposium and the 2019 Legal Hackers International Summit. I met both old and new friends from the legal tech community and learnt a lot during the presentations and workshops. […] Read more
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Hey Siri, Do I Have Cancer?
By Charlotte Simard-Zakaïb as part of the Summer School of the Cyberjustice Laboratory in 2019. One in two Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, while one in four Canadians will die from it. Early detection of cancer will make it easier to treat and cure, but for most types of cancer, […] Read more
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Libra vs Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency and the Protection of Citizens' Personal Data in a Virtual World
By Javier E. Valbuena as part of the Summer School of the Cyberjustice Laboratory in 2019. In June 2019, Facebook announced the launch of a new digital currency called "Libra" that would allow users to conduct all their financial transactions from a smartphone. Unlike we may think, Libra is not a true copy of […] Read more
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Two fears that dictate the future of AI
By Florence So Currently, there exists only two emerging AI superpowers: United States and China. As Kai-Fu Lee points out in his latest book, the recipe for AI success requires four ingredients: AI expertise, government support, data, and entrepreneurial ecosystem. In his opinion, the fundamental cultural differences between the West and the East inform how […] Read more
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Analysis of I.T. use in European courts: the E.U. Council discloses the results of its survey
Illustration of European Union flag Par Émilien Miron The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union has just disclosed, on last July 17th, the results of its analysis entitled "Survey on the use of IT tools by courts in Member States". Elaborated in the form of a comparative assessment, the latter aims […] Read more
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IMPLEMENTATION OF ALGORITHMIC SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES TO CITIZENS: THE LABORATORY DISCLOSES ITS INVENTORY OF THE MOST COMMON BEST PRACTICES
By Emilien Miron A growing number of organizations offering services to citizens, including public authorities, international organizations as well as multinational corporations, decide to implement algorithmic systems in order to improve the way they satisfy the needs of population. In the ambit of the project with ULB of ACT, which purpose is to carry out […] Read more
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« Justice prédictive, solution ou simple reproduction du passé ? »
This content is not available in the selected language. Par Annaëlle Pembellot « Justice prédictive », « justice algorithmique », « justice computationnelle», tant de termes complexes mais souvent réduits à l’image diffusée par les films de science-fiction. Cette image d’une justice où les hommes sont simplement remplacés par des robots-juge ou robots-avocat. Nous en sommes encore bien loin aujourd’hui. […] Read more
