Canvas hack highlights the need for open Canadian options: Opinion

In a new University Affairs article, writer Tim Lougheed lays out the case for digital sovereignty when it comes to learning software. Speaking to multiple technology experts, Lougheed writes that last month’s Canvas software cyberattack highlighted the amount of control and digital autonomy Canada cedes to closed platforms outside of the country. Lougheed points to the opportunity to use open-source alternatives. Despite a higher learning curve associated with these open systems, The Dais Director of Partnerships Jake Hirsch-Allen explained that open systems can “make us think differently” and allow institutions to retain greater control of their data.