Deepfakes
- September 18, 2019
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Deepfake is a technique for the synthesis of a human image based on artificial intelligence. It is used to combine an image onto a source image by a technique called generative adversarial network. Generative algorithms are getting so good that…
Heather Ferg Joins ‘On The Wire’
- September 14, 2019
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On January 2, 2014, the inaugural post titled Welcome To: On The Wire described the blog as a forum for opinion about the Charter of Rights and the criminal law with an emphasis on privacy issues. As we approach the…
Cell Phone Border Searches Limited to Contraband
- August 30, 2019
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On July 25, 2016, Miguel Cano arrived at the San Ysidro port of entry to the United States from Tijuana, Mexico. He was sent to secondary inspection by officials of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) because of…
Facebook Listened to Messenger Conversations
- August 16, 2019
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Google. Apple. Microsoft. Amazon. And now, Facebook is the latest tech giant to confirm using outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services. Here’s the story. On August 13, 2019, in the lead article carried by…
A Hot Target Vehicle
- July 30, 2019
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On January 16, 2018, the police were on proactive patrol in an area of Edmonton, Alberta, riddled with property crime. They were on the lookout for stolen vehicles. Ford trucks were on the priority list. Then, along came Illay Mohamed…