→ Sociotechnical Security, Vulnerabilities, and Cybersecurity Policy
If technology is an extension of our social interactions, what does it mean for a community to be safe and secure on- and offline?
The phrase sociotechnical security is not my own; I heard it first through discussions with a friend, Matt Goerzen. A fabulous piece he co-authored explores security and abusability in the context of social media platforms, with a focus on communities most in need of protection.
My work on cybersecurity has examined how laws can evolve to better protect computer hackers who protect our privacy and security.
Writing
- Yuan Stevens. Model Standards, Model Law? The Path Dependence of PIPEDA's Enforceability Issues, Canadian Privacy Law Review, 2024
- Yuan Stevens. Dignity, Gendered Harm, and A Flexible Approach: Analysis of the Right to One’s Image in Quebec, Canadian Journal of Law and Technology 19(2), 2022
- Ryan Ellis & Yuan Stevens. Bounty Everything: Hackers and the Making of the Global Bug Marketplace, Data & Society Research Institute, 2022
- Yuan Stevens. To Protect our Privacy and Free Speech, Canada Needs to Overhaul its Approach to Regulating Online Harms, The Conversation, 2021
- Yuan Stevens. Survivability and Resilience: A View into Windows of Vulnerabilities, Terms: Vulnerability series by the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Concordia University, 2021
- Yuan Stevens. Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game, HackCurio: Decoding the Cultures of Hacking, 2019
Speaking
- MC Forelle, Sarah Myers West, Britt Paris & Yuan Stevens. Choosing to Refuse, Repair or Render Asunder in Technological Practice, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2021
- Yuan Stevens, Suzie Dunn & Nareg Froundjian. Vulnerability and Control: Deepfakes, Image Based Abuse, and Online Harm, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, 2019
- Ryan Ellis, Yuan Stevens & Matt Goerzen. Systems We Should Trust? The Cultural Logics of Finding Flaws, International Communication Association (ICA), 2019
In The News
- Data Privacy as a Human Right Must Be Recognized by Privacy and AI Bill, Say Advocates – The Hill Times, May 2024
- Use of Facial Recognition as Security Tool on Parliament Hill Would Pose Risks: Study – CTV News, Aug. 2022
- Toxic Harm Online — What Can Fix It? – The House, CBC Radio (Radio), Aug. 2022
- Could Face and Voice Recognition Become the New ’Phrenology’? – CBC Spark, June 2021
Workshops and Roundtables
- Debating the Right Balances for Privacy Law in Canada Roundtable Discussion, Public Policy Forum, 2021