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Law Bytes

Michael Geist
Online Harms Act
Canada
Privacy
Copyright Law
Hate Speech
CCH Canadian Vs. Law Society Of Upper Canada
Tiktok
Section 13
Bill C-26
Fair Dealing
Users' Rights
Canadian Human Rights Act
Cybersecurity
Critical Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Legal Publishing
National Security
Access To Law
U.S. Congress
Bytedance

In recent years the intersection between law, technology, and policy has exploded as digital policy has become a mainstream concern in Canada and around the world. This podcast explores digital policies in conversations with people studying the legal and policy challenges, set the rules, or are experts in the field. It provides a Canadian perspective, but since the internet is global, examining in... more

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Lawful access is back. The decades-long battle has entered a new phase with the introduction of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. This bill follows last spring’s attempt to bury lawful access provisions in Bill C-2, a border measures bill. The latest... more

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What are the limits of using AI to help run a legal practice? There is much discussion about what an AI future might look like, but with the rapid development of AI tools, the future may be now. The hot AI service of the moment is Claude AI, which ta... more

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Age verification, estimation or inference is seemingly all the rage right now. Vendors are promoting it as the solution to thorny challenges to limit access to certain sites and services and politicians are eager to legislate in that direction, inclu... more

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Last spring, the government quietly inserted provisions that exempt political parties from the application of privacy protections in Bill C-4, an “affordability measures” bill. The government barely acknowledged the provision in its the study of the ... more

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Zack Shapiro
New York lawyer, founder of Rains LLP
Rains LLP
Episode: Episode 262: Zack Shapiro on the Claude AI Native Law Firm
Ian Goldberg
Canada Research Chair in Privacy Enhancing Technologies at the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Episode: Episode 261: Ian Goldberg on the Privacy Risks of Age Assurance Technologies
Elizabeth Denham
Former privacy commissioner in British Columbia and the United Kingdom
Former BC Privacy Commissioner; Former UK Information Commissioner
Episode: Episode 260: What the Government Didn’t Want You To Hear About Bill C-4 And Its Weak Political Party Privacy Rules
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Episode: Episode 260: What the Government Didn’t Want You To Hear About Bill C-4 And Its Weak Political Party Privacy Rules
Michael Harvey
Privacy Commissioner (British Columbia)
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia
Episode: Episode 260: What the Government Didn’t Want You To Hear About Bill C-4 And Its Weak Political Party Privacy Rules
Stephane Perrault
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Canada
Elections Canada
Episode: Episode 260: What the Government Didn’t Want You To Hear About Bill C-4 And Its Weak Political Party Privacy Rules
Carolyn Simard
Commissioner of Canada Elections
Commissioner of Canada Elections
Episode: Episode 260: What the Government Didn’t Want You To Hear About Bill C-4 And Its Weak Political Party Privacy Rules
Jaxson Khan
CEO and founder of Aperture AI, and a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.
Aperture AI
Episode: Episode 258: Jaxson Khan With an Insider Perspective on AI Policy Development in Canada
Lisa Given
Distinguished professor of information studies at RMIT, tracking and commenting on Australian legislation.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Episode: Episode 257: Lisa Given on What Canada Can Learn From Australia’s Youth Social Media Ban

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Michael Geist
Host of Law Bytes

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 80 ratings
  • Thoughtful analysis

    How refreshing to hear this kind of thoughtful, well considered analysis is these important topics. And well articulated too!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tompled
    Canada3 years ago
  • Amazing podcast

    From students to experts, everyone learns from this podcast. No wonder the entire legal community subscribes to it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LaurianeLr
    Canada6 years ago
  • Thanks for the Tribute to Ian Kerr

    Made for an emotional commute this morning, but it was also an inspiration to keep fighting the good fight and to keep paying goodness forward. Thanks Michael.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Maman Canadienne
    Canada7 years ago
  • Would appreciate more context

    I realise that, as this is a niche show, most listeners probably already have the prerequisite background knowledge for the discussed issues, but as an outsider, I would really appreciate more contextual introduction/explanation.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    herb sherb
    Canada7 years ago

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Episode 262: Zack Shapiro on the Claude AI Native Law Firm
Q: What baby steps should lawyers take now to begin adopting this?
Start with Claude's standard version, move to Opus for high-skill tasks, ensure confidentiality settings are managed, and focus on long, detailed prompts plus building your own skills to codify workflows. Use the practice as a reinforcement learning environment to tailor AI behavior to your needs.
Episode 262: Zack Shapiro on the Claude AI Native Law Firm
Q: How do you operationalize Claude in day-to-day practice?
By treating Claude as a junior-to-senior associate, giving it full client context, issue spotting, and detailed instructions. The process includes custom skills and reinforcement loops so the AI improves with each task, producing markup that resembles or exceeds traditional associate work.
Episode 262: Zack Shapiro on the Claude AI Native Law Firm
Q: Why Claude? Why not one of those other AI services?
Claude is favored because of its strength in handling long, structured tasks and its ability to integrate with workflow like document editing, code, and memory management through Claude Cowork and Code, which helps create a more seamless, scalable practice without cumbersome wrappers around the AI.
Episode 261: Ian Goldberg on the Privacy Risks of Age Assurance Technologies
Q: How could privacy enhancing technologies mitigate these risks, and what are their limitations?
PETs can enable private proofs that you possess a valid document without revealing the document itself or your exact age, and can keep processing on the device to minimize data sharing. However, they require trusted devices, sufficient user capability, and are not a panacea for age inference or all deployment scenarios.
Episode 261: Ian Goldberg on the Privacy Risks of Age Assurance Technologies
Q: What are the main privacy risks associated with age verification and why are they problematic?
The core risk is that sensitive ID data is collected and often handled by third‑party providers, which can be hacked or misused, leading to data breaches and misuse of personal information. This is compounded when systems fail to ensure that the person submitting data is the actual owner of the ID.

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A policy- and law-focused show examining digital policy, AI regulation, privacy, and internet governance with Canadian and international perspectives. Episodes frequently feature legal scholars, policy makers, and tech policy experts who dissect regulatory developments, privacy protections, and the balance between innovation and public interest. Notable strengths include rigorous, policy-forward analysis, guest diversity spanning academia, government, and think tanks, and a willingness to critique current laws while proposing concrete governance approaches. This mix makes it a go-to for listeners needing in-depth context on how digital policy evolves in Canada and beyond, with recurring threads on transparency, accountability, and digital s... more

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