#digital policy
Every Mapletechie story tagged "digital policy" — news, reviews and analysis.
- Canada’s Digital Safety Regulator Is Still a Proposal
Matthew Leo · November 6, 2026Budget 2026 sets aside C$176.3 million for a digital-safety regulator, but Bill C-34 still has to pass and the commission’s powers remain proposed.
- South Korea’s Cyber-Czar Review Is a Coordination Test
Matthew Leo · November 6, 2026South Korea is reviewing a government-wide cyber “czar” after breaches and emergency checks. The real test is authority, oversight and measurable follow-through…
- Google’s New School AI Switch Needs a Canadian Review
Matthew Leo · November 6, 2026Google will keep Search and three education AI products off until a school enables them. Canadian boards still need a privacy and learning review before switchi…
- Greece’s Under-15 Social-Media Ban Starts in 2027
Matthew Leo · October 31, 2026Greece has approved an under-15 social-media restriction for January 2027. Enforcement will depend on age checks that do not create a new privacy problem.
- Ontario’s Digital ID Plan Starts With an Optional Photo Card
Matthew Leo · October 31, 2026Ontario plans to test an optional digital Photo Card before considering mobile driver’s licences and health cards. Physical ID will remain available.
- A Shared AI-Training Opt-Out Is Coming to Robots.txt
Matthew Leo · October 31, 2026A new draft preference token gives publishers one way to signal no generative AI training. It is useful, voluntary and easy to misunderstand.
- Canada–EU Digital Trade Deal: What Changes Now
Matthew Leo · October 31, 2026Canada and the EU have finished substantive digital-trade talks, but businesses should wait for the legal text, signature and effective date before changing com…
- Canada Revised Its Role at a Disinformation Conference
Matthew Leo · October 9, 2026Global Affairs Canada changed its participation after concerns about a panel examining the United States as an information threat, but Canadian officials still …
- The US Calls Australia’s Online-Safety Bill Censorship
Matthew Leo · September 23, 2026Washington wants Australia to withdraw or narrow a proposed online-safety duty covering platforms, games, apps and AI chatbots used by children.