Cyber-threats to Canadian democracy / Holly Ann Garnett and Michael Pal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garnett, Holly Ann, author.

Pal, Michael, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's/Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Studies in Leadership, Public Policy, and Governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Parliament--Elections, 2019.

Canada.

Democracy--Canada.

Democracy.

Information technology--Political aspects--Canada.

Information technology.

Threats.

Threats--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, QC : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Scrutinizing the events of the 2019 federal election and looking to the future, Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy examines how new technologies have affected the practice of electoral politics and what we can do to strengthen Canadian democracy, shedding light on some of the most contentious issues around technology and electoral integrity.

Contents:

Cover

CYBER-THREATS TO CANADIAN DEMOCRACY

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Defining the Field

PART ONE CANADA'S LEGAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY RESPONSES TO CYBER-THREATS

1 Securitizing Election Law and Administration? Canada's Response to the Cyber-Security Threats to Elections

2 Defending Democracy from Foreign Cyber-Interference: The Role of Canadian Intelligence Agencies in the 2019 Federal Election

PART TWO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE VOTING PROCESS

3 A Cyber-Threat Analysis of Online Voting in Canada

4 Public Opinion on the Use of Technology in the Electoral Process in Canada

PART THREE RESPONSES TO MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION

5 Digital Campaign Threats: Party Responses in an Age of Disinformation

6 Confronting Disinformation: Journalists and the Conflict over Truth in #elxn43

PART FOUR EMERGING CYBER-THREATS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

7 Hierarchy Over Diversity: Influence and Disinformation on Twitter

8 Microtargeting, Social Media, and Third Party Advertising: Why the Facebook Ad Library Cannot Prevent Threats to Canadian Democracy

9 A Moderate Proposal for a Digital Right of Reply for Election- Related Digital Replicas: Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Elections

Conclusion: Key Considerations

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780228012801

0228012805

9780228012795

0228012791

OCLC:

1294310809