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Bob Saroya’s policies on technological issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average Canadian voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

Technology  ›  Data Privacy

Should the government impose stricter regulations on the collection and use of personal data by companies?

  Party’s support baseYes

Technology  ›  Ethical Artificial Intelligence

Should the government regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure ethical use?

  Party’s support baseYes, and require clear disclosure for any artificially created content or services

Technology  ›  AI Copyright Liability

Should AI companies be required to compensate creators when their copyrighted work is used to train AI models?

BS>BS  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, scraping copyrighted intellectual property without permission is massive-scale digital theft

Technology  ›  Police Access to DNA

Should law enforcement be allowed to access commercial DNA databases, like Ancestry or 23andMe, to solve crimes?

BS>BS  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only with a court order for severe violent crimes.

Technology  ›  Online Harms Pre-Crime

Should judges have the power to place citizens under house arrest if they are suspected of committing a future online hate crime?

BS>BS  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo


Technology  ›  Self Hosted Digital Wallets

Should citizens be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can monitor but not control?

  Party’s support baseYes, and also allowed to use a privacy layer that prevents monitoring of funds and transactions

Technology  ›  Paying for News Links

Should tech giants like Google and Meta be required to pay Canadian media outlets for displaying news content?

BS>BS  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, this is a government bailout for failing legacy media companies that refuse to adapt.

Technology  ›  Social Media Regulation

Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

BS>BS  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Technology  ›  Cryptocurrencies

Should the government implement stricter regulations on the use of cryptocurrencies?

BS>BS  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, and citizens should be allowed to protect their savings from reckless fiscal policies or subjugation

Technology  ›  Artwork Investment Contracts

Should artists be held to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as hedge funds, mutual funds, and public companies when selling their artwork?

  Party’s support baseYes