Documents 1998
Achieving Universal Access to the Information Highway
Friday, Oct 30, 1998Philippa Lawson Public Interest Advocacy Centre Global Internet Liberty Coalition Conference I would like to begin by commending GILC and the organizers of this conference on broadening the focus of our discussion beyond traditional concepts of free speech, liberty and fundamental human rights, and including the more difficult, but equally important and relevant issues of access, privacy and ...
Protecting Personal Information on the Internet: The Canadian Approach
Friday, Oct 30, 1998Philippa Lawson Counsel, Public Interest Advocacy Centre CPSR Conference, Boston MA The subject of this panel couldn't be more timely for a Canadian – just a few days ago, our federal government tabled legislation to protect personal information in the private sector, and it is notable that the driving force behind this initiative is the growth in Internet use – in particular, ...
Letter to Ministers
Thursday, Oct 08, 1998LETTER TO MINISTERS ATTENDING OECD MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, OTTAWA To: The Ministers of the OECD Member Countries and the Other Countries Attending the Ottawa Ministerial Conference We thank the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Government of Canada for the invitation to some public interest groups to participate in the OECD ...
Lettre aux Ministres
Thursday, Oct 08, 1998TUAC – ONG LETTRE DE LA SESSION PARALLELE C AUX MINISTRES PARTICIPANT A LA CONFERENCE MINISTERIELLE DE L'OCDE SUR LE COMMERCE ELECTRONIQUE A OTTAWA Aux ministres des pays Membres de l'OCDE et des autres pays qui assistent à la Conférence ministérielle d'Ottawa : Nous remercions l'Organisation de coopération et de développement ...
Consumers Call for Legislated Protections
Wednesday, Oct 07, 1998CONSUMERS CALL FOR LEGISLATED PROTECTIONS IN GLOBAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Consumers International, a global organization representing consumer groups worldwide, today called upon governments to take measures to protect consumer's rights to information, privacy, security and redress in the context of electronic commerce. “We welcome the OECD's commitment to develop consumer ...
The Summit on Electronic Commerce
Thursday, Apr 30, 1998Speaking Notes – Philippa Lawson The growth of electronic commerce is, in many ways, a boon for consumers – immediate information, more choice, better deals, more convenience. But its benefits are not unmitigated. There are good reasons why consumers are reluctant to engage in online transactions. Quite rightly, they wonder: How do I know that my credit card is not going to be ...