Google Got Summoned: Digital Privacy and Political Speech in Canada

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of government actions against anonymous online critics, focusing on digital privacy and political speech in Canada.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when governments start chasing anonymous online critics? Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dive into the controversial use of administrative subpoenas by the US Department of Homeland Security to identify anonymous social media users critical of the Trump administration. The discussion explores the tension between freedom of speech, anonymity, national security, and government overreach, while drawing parallels between American constitutional history ...

People in this episode

Host: Gavin Tighe

Guest: Stephen Thiele

Topics covered

• digital privacy
• political speech
• government overreach
• freedom of speech
• anonymity
• national security

Keywords

• digital privacy
• political speech
• government overreach
• freedom of speech
• anonymity
• national security
• US Department of Homeland Security
• Trump administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Department of Homeland Security, Trump administration

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