Windsor Law's Law and Technology Lab (LTEC Lab) hosted a panel of experts on Wednesday, February 6.
E-commerce is becoming the norm for the vast majority of consumers. Goods and services can be advertised, ordered and delivered through powerful algorithms that standardize transactions while also personalizing the customer experience in unprecedented ways. Associate Professor Pascale Chapdelaine moderated the panel.
Expert penelists:
- Niva Elkin-Koren, Founding Director of the Haifa Center for Law & Technology (HCLT), Co-Director of the Center for Cyber, Law, and Policy, Professor, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law.
- Vance Lockton, Strategic Policy and Research Analyst, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
- Lina Nikolova, Competition Law Officer, Competition Bureau Canada.
- Marina Pavlovic, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.
- Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law, Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.
Panelists discussed how every time consumers download apps, make online purchases, or even wear devices to monitor physical activity, they give consent—whether they know it or not—for companies to track their behaviour. Worse, the data collected has the potential to be used against them in the future.