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A FREE, PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Thursday, May 15, 2008
7:30 pm
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
Alma VanDusen and Peter Kay Rooms
A silicon chip in your Viagra pack reports back to Pfizer on how much you took, and when.
You fetch the last Coke from your chip-tagged fridge and your TV airs a Pepsi ad.
Your phone company combs your trash for the chips you've cast off, selling the data it finds to marketers.
Sound like science fiction? This may be the reality of electronic chips called Radio Frequency Identifications (RFIDs), according to Halifax-based writer, Dawn Rae Downton.
Panelists:
Jacquelyn Burkell, Information & Media Studies, Univ. of Western Ontario
Ian Kerr, Law, University of Ottawa
Valerie Steeves, Criminology, University of Ottawa
Panel Chair: David Loukidelis, Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC
Please register for this free event by writing to: sarah@bccla.org
All are welcome!
Sponsored by:
the BCCLA and the
Chumir Foundation
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
World Premiere Film Screening: Dirt
Saturday May 31, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver
The BCCLA is pleased to be a community partner of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival and we will be promoting the BCCLA at the world premiere screening of the film, Dirt, by Canadian Director Meghna Haldar. For information and tickets, visit www.doxafestival.ca
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If
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Public
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British
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Operational Standards for the Distribution of Medical Cannabis
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Senator
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Democracy,
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Audio Part 1 |
Audio
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John
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Audio Part 1 |
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