CPI is pleased to announce the return of CPI Talks - a public outreach lecture series.
This month's talk features Susan Lindsay on Intimate Images, Deep Fakes and the Law.
When: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Where: Enterprise Theatre, East Campus 5 (Room EC5-1011/1111), 305 Phillip St., University of Waterloo
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Abstract:
How can the law help victims recover from the harm of intimate images being distributed without their consent? Advances in synthetic image technology “deep fakes” have made the problem of non-consensual sharing of explicit material more widespread and urgent. Ontario stands out as the only common law province without a civil statute dealing with the non-consensual creation, alteration, and distribution of intimate images. This presentation considers how provincial legislation or policy could be modernized to respond to these harms.
About Susan Lindsay
Susan Lindsay is counsel at the Law Commission of Ontario, where she leads the Intimate Images and Deep Fakes project and the AI Regulation and Human Rights project. As part of a joint initiative with the Ontario Human Rights Commission and Canadian Human Rights Commission, Susie led the design of a human rights AI assessment tool for developers, adopters and administrators of AI systems to identify, assess, minimize or avoid discrimination throughout the lifecycle of an AI system. Susie is the principal author of the LCO’s report Accountable AI. Before joining the Commission, Susie spent twelve years practising litigation. Susie is a Fulbright Scholar, has a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and was a fellow at the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
CPI Talks feature experts speaking on cybersecurity and privacy topics that concern the general public as a whole. The talks are intended for people from all walks of life, and thus will be designed so that they are accessible to members of the general public without any pre-requisite background or knowledge in cybersecurity and privacy. In our increasingly digital world, cybersecurity and privacy concerns affect everyone. Everyone is therefore welcome to attend CPI Talks.