From artscomm at uwaterloo.ca  Mon Jun  1 10:28:25 2026
From: artscomm at uwaterloo.ca (Arts Communications)
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 14:28:25 +0000
Subject: Anonymity, Consent, And Other Noble Lies Jun e15
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Dear friends and colleagues,

The Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI), led by Dr. Adam Molnar, Interim Executive Director, at the University of Waterloo invites you to our next talk in their public outreach lecture series, CPI Talks.

Anonymity, Consent, And Other Noble Lies: An Empirical Study of The Data Economy

Speaker: Dr. Joel Reardon, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Time: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. EDT

Location: Enterprise Theatre, East Campus 5 (Room EC5-1101/1111), 305 Phillip St., University of Waterloo

Register <https://uwaterloo.ca/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/cpi-talk-anonymity-consent-and-other-noble-lies-empirical>

Abstract

While legal scholars have cited decades of computer science research that demonstrates why anonymity is hard (and that datasets should not be labelled as "anonymous" cavalierly), industry and legal practitioners have not heeded those warnings: many organizations trafficking in consumer data continue to assert to customers, courts, and regulators, that their data is anonymous or "deidentified." We acquired datasets from multiple data brokers to demonstrate empirically why this is false. Using publicly available email addresses found in data breaches posted on the Internet, we trivially reidentified 88% of the hashed email addresses that we obtained.

Relatedly, organizations trafficking in this data make another assertion, that this data was collected from consumers with their consent. To evaluate this claim, we performed a survey (n=369), in which we emailed a subset of the reidentified individuals in our datasets to recruit them to participate. This survey asked participants about their recollections of having provided consent (99% had no recollection) and their feelings about the sale of their information (94% were opposed, while 77% said they planned to submit deletion requests). Overall, our study shows that hashed email addresses and device identifiers do not come close to meeting commonly understood definitions of "anonymous" or "deidentified" data, and that any notion of "consent" must also involve a similarly tortured definition. We argue that this industry and its defenders are not simply misinformed or indifferent to the veracity of their statements, but that this is an example of Plato's "noble lie": their entire social order relies on these demonstrably untrue statements being believed by courts, regulators, policymakers, and the public.

About the speaker

Joel Reardon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Calgary who researches mobile security and privacy issues and data collection done through those devices. He has also co-founded the privacy analytics company AppCensus. He received his Bachelor's and Master's at the University of Waterloo and his Doctor of Sciences at ETH Zurich. His work has uncovered widespread privacy violations in mobile apps, including studies on how apps circumvent Android's permissions system and fail to comply with children's privacy laws, and has been covered by the CBC, the BBC, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, among other places. His research has received the Emilio Aced Research and Personal Data Protection Award, the CNIL–Inria Data Protection Award, and the Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies. He has advised regulators and policymakers on digital privacy and works to translate technical findings into changes that protect everyday users. He likes bicycling and snowboarding.

About CPI Talks

CPI Talks feature experts speaking on cybersecurity and privacy topics that concern the general public as a whole. The talks are intended for people from all walks of life, and are designed to be accessible to members of the general public without any pre-requisite background or knowledge in cybersecurity and privacy. In our increasingly digital world, cybersecurity and privacy concerns affect everyone — everyone is therefore welcome to attend.


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From artscomm at uwaterloo.ca  Tue Jun  2 11:46:03 2026
From: artscomm at uwaterloo.ca (Arts Communications)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 15:46:03 +0000
Subject: Three Postdocs presenting at 2026 Lupina Postdoctoral Research
 Showcase
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On June 12 please join this special Faculty of Arts research presentation featuring our current Lupina Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellows<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/research/lupina-foundation-postdoctoral-research-fellowships>. Now in its fifth year, this postdoctoral program is generously sponsored by the Lupina Foundation and supports the best and brightest researchers addressing the social determinants of health.

Speakers:

Dr. Trent N. Cash, Lupina Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2025-27 - Canadians' decision-making about their healthcare; how generative AI may be used to help decision makers develop a better understanding of how they make health-relevant decisions.

Dr. Rotem Paz, Lupina Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2025-27 - the contribution of autobiographical memories to mental health; how individual differences in cognitive profiles influence the encoding, retrieval and recollection of autobiographical memories, and how they contribute to self-schemas and real-world behavioural patterns.

Dr. Krystle Shore, Lupina Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2024-25 and 2025-26 - adoption of innovative electronic health records software in Canadian long-term care (LTC); how this software, which includes use of AI, responds to practical LTC staff needs.

Event details:


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WHEN: Friday, June 12, 10:00 a.m. to 12-noon
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WHERE: PAS 2464 (dissertation defense room in PAS extension)
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Light refreshments served

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Register and more on speakers' topics<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/2026-lupina-foundation-postdoctoral-research-showcase> (registration is appreciated but not required)

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From artscomm at uwaterloo.ca  Wed Jun  3 11:55:32 2026
From: artscomm at uwaterloo.ca (Arts Communications)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 15:55:32 +0000
Subject: Digital Echoes online exhibition (on until June 27)
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FINE-247 Students Present “Digital Echoes”: A Virtual Exhibition of Immersive Art

Where: https://newart.city/show/digital-echoes

When: now until June 27, 2026

Digital Echoes is an exhibition of student projects from FINE 247 Expanded Media: Interaction offered at the University of Waterloo in winter 2026. Using visual programming software TouchDesigner, students explore interaction by integrating sounds and moving images, and working with real-time data feeds through projects such as an audio-reactive visual system, motion tracking, and other humancomputer interactions. Within the world of Digital Echoes, every space resonates with questions: how does technology mediate, alter, or extend our experience of reality? Here, projects unravel the threads of online identity, transform climate anxiety into swirling digital landscapes, and give voice and colour to the hidden rhythms of our virtual lives. ECHO00_convergence gathers fleeting sketches from a semester’s collective imagination. ECHO001 to ECHO009 emerged as interactive installations, first
envisioned for a CAVE (computer-assisted virtual environment), a room alive with XY motion-tracking. When the physical walls refused to hold us, we bounced, and
we became echoes ourselves, seeking new resonance in virtual chambers. In New Art City, the ethos of the WWW reverberates: attention and willingness to wander
become the echo, a digital ripple long after the window closes.

Featured Artists: Albert Wood, Amin Mojtahed, Blythe Krajaefski, Ella Brennan, Emily Chan, Janice Li, Kathy Chen, Keith Tsirkot, Micheal Glazyrin, Muxian Li, Simaran
Malhi, Stephanie Daly, Toni Liang, Toral Vaghela, Victory Okusanya, Wilbur Zhang, Youngeun Cho

Exhibition Visual Identity: Janice Li

Instructor & Curator: Xuan Ye

Teaching Assistant: Shaikh Shawon Arefin Shimon

About FINE-247

FINE-247 introduces students to real‑time interactive media creation using industrystandard software TouchDesigner. Through workshops and hands‑on projects, students
build skills in procedural animation, audio‑reactivity, 3D rendering, and interactivity. The course emphasizes conceptual development, collaborative practice, and professional
presentation

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From artscomm at uwaterloo.ca  Tue Jun  9 13:00:00 2026
From: artscomm at uwaterloo.ca (Arts Communications)
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000
Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?The_Last_Best_Place_on_the_Internet:_Wikipedia=92s_Role_?=
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Critical Tech Talk Popup: The Last Best Place on the Internet: Wikipedia’s Role in an AI World
Join the Critical Media Lab on June 26 for the next Critical Tech Talk<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/critical-tech-talk-popup-last-best-place-internet-wikipedias>, which kicks off a series of three Wikipedia Edit-a-thons (Spring 2026, Fall 2026, and Winter 2027). No experience is necessary, just an interest in open content and wiki-editing. Attendees are welcome to register and join only the Critical Tech Talk or sign up for the edit-a-thon as well. The edit-a-thon is facilitated by Wikimedia Canada administrator and 2024 Wikimedian of the Year, Hannah Clover. Coffee will be provided.
About the Critical Tech Talk
Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia, has long been a major reference resource for many. With more and more people utilizing AI summaries and large language models like ChatGPT, where does Wikipedia fit in? This talk will explore Wikipedia's current place in the digital landscape as well as its relationship with automation and LLMs.

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When: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Where: MC 2065 and Online via Zoom (Hybrid event)

About the Edit-a-thon
This first workshop will focus on introducing Wikipedia editing (no experience necessary). Participants will collectively edit one existing article in an effort to improve the world’s most comprehensive free online encyclopedia. Participants are asked to bring their own computing devices for editing and may also optionally bring secondary research they'd like to refer to when editing. This workshop (and the subsequent series) is open to all students, faculty, and staff.

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When: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Where: ECH1205 (In-person only)

Read the full event details and register<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/about/critical-tech-talk>
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From artscomm at uwaterloo.ca  Mon Jun 15 11:00:00 2026
From: artscomm at uwaterloo.ca (Arts Communications)
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000
Subject: 50 years of Turning Swords into Ploughshares - Launch Event June 23, 
 7:00 pm!
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Come see some of the people and partners, art and archival materials that have contributed to Project Ploughshares' peace and disarmament efforts over the last 50 years. Ploughshares' current research and advocacy, which focuses on Canada's role in the arms trade, outer space security, and technology in warfare, is more critical than ever!

Launch event<https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-peace-advancement/events/50-years-turning-swords-ploughshares-exhibit-launch>: June 23, 7pm
Exhibit dates: June 23 - Sept 21, 2026
Grebel Gallery, top floor of Conrad Grebel, 140 Westmount Rd N.


Teresa Edge (she/her)

Coordinator | Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement<https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-peace-advancement/>

Conrad Grebel University College | University of Waterloo


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From artscomm at uwaterloo.ca  Mon Jun 22 12:39:01 2026
From: artscomm at uwaterloo.ca (Arts Communications)
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:39:01 +0000
Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?Fw:_This_week:_Wikipedia=92s_Role_in_an_AI_World_-_June_?=
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This is a friendly reminder about Friday's Critical Tech Talk Pop-up event: The Last Best Place on the Internet: Wikipedia’s Role in an AI World. Please see the details below or on the event page<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/critical-tech-talk-popup-last-best-place-internet-wikipedias>.

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To: artsannounce at artsservices.uwaterloo.ca <artsannounce at artsservices.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: The Last Best Place on the Internet: Wikipedia’s Role in an AI World - June 26

Critical Tech Talk Popup: The Last Best Place on the Internet: Wikipedia’s Role in an AI World
Join the Critical Media Lab on June 26 for the next Critical Tech Talk<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/events/critical-tech-talk-popup-last-best-place-internet-wikipedias>, which kicks off a series of three Wikipedia Edit-a-thons (Spring 2026, Fall 2026, and Winter 2027). No experience is necessary, just an interest in open content and wiki-editing. Attendees are welcome to register and join only the Critical Tech Talk or sign up for the edit-a-thon as well. The edit-a-thon is facilitated by Wikimedia Canada administrator and 2024 Wikimedian of the Year, Hannah Clover. Coffee will be provided.
About the Critical Tech Talk
Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia, has long been a major reference resource for many. With more and more people utilizing AI summaries and large language models like ChatGPT, where does Wikipedia fit in? This talk will explore Wikipedia's current place in the digital landscape as well as its relationship with automation and LLMs.

  *
When: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  *
Where: MC 2065 and Online via Zoom (Hybrid event)

About the Edit-a-thon
This first workshop will focus on introducing Wikipedia editing (no experience necessary). Participants will collectively edit one existing article in an effort to improve the world’s most comprehensive free online encyclopedia. Participants are asked to bring their own computing devices for editing and may also optionally bring secondary research they'd like to refer to when editing. This workshop (and the subsequent series) is open to all students, faculty, and staff.

  *
When: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  *
Where: ECH1205 (In-person only)

Read the full event details and register<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/about/critical-tech-talk>
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From artscomm at uwaterloo.ca  Tue Jun 30 10:00:00 2026
From: artscomm at uwaterloo.ca (Arts Communications)
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000
Subject: DPI 2026 Registration is now open!  -Closes August 7
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Dear all,



The DPI 2026 Steering Committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 12th  Annual Digital Pedagogy Institute<https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/>. The DPI will take place August 18th to 20th, 2026. This year’s events will take place virtually, via Teams. Everyone is welcome to attend! Registration is required and is free of charge.



Please register through this form<https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7fb62986-1314-49af-a3db-9448844a3ad2 at 723a5a87-f39a-4a22-9247-3fc240c01396>



Registration closes August 7, 2026.



Our streams this year are five-fold and include: Digital Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies; Critical Digital Pedagogy and the Post-Truth society; Digital (De)colonialism; Inclusivity, Accessibility, and Digital Pedagogy; Sustainability, Renewability, and Environmental Costs in the Digital Sphere. Learn more about our themes<https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/about-dpi-conference>.



DPI2026 will provide live captioning for our Keynote Speaker sessions. The concurrent sessions will have Teams auto-captions, with transcript available. Our keynote speakers<https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/keynotes> are Dr. Bonnie Stewart<https://bonstewart.com/> and Dr. Marcel O’Gorman<https://marcelogorman.net/about/>. We have a wide range of presentation sessions scheduled this year.



Please direct any registration questions or comments to Dina Soliman, at dinaa.soliman at utoronto.ca<https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/dinaa.soliman at utoronto.ca>



Looking forward to “seeing you” in August.  Your DPI 2026 Steering Committee:



  *   Michael Clark - University of Waterloo
  *   Mona Elayyan - Wilfrid Laurier University
  *   Dr. Mohammed Estaiteyeh - Brock University
  *   Dr. David Hutchison - Brock University
  *   Timothy Ireland - University of Waterloo
  *   Cheryl Lepard - University of Toronto Scarborough
  *   Sally Goldberg Powell - Toronto Metropolitan University
  *   Paulina Rousseau - University of Toronto Scarborough
  *   Dr. Dina Soliman - University of Toronto Scarborough


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