Jon Penney

@jon_penney

Osgoode Hall Law School jonpenney.com Joined June 2009

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Last week, I had the opportunity to appear before the Canadian House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights to testify as to the global impact of AI on human rights.

My opening statement is here: jonpenney.com/2026/11/06/hou…

Full hearing here: ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/…

jonpenney.com House of Commons Testimony on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Statement of Jonathon W. Penney to the House of Commons of Canada’s Sub-Committee on International Human Rights Regarding its Study of the Global Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights …

Jon Penney @jon_penney Jul 27

I was recently interviewed about my new book Chilling Effects by @justinhendrix, Editor in Chief of the @TechPolicyPress. Really enjoyed this conversation. Read / listen in here: techpolicy.press/a-roadmap-for-…

www.techpolicy.press A Roadmap for Confronting the Chilling Effects of Censorship, Surveillance and New Technology A conversation with Jonathon W. Penney, author of Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age.

Jon Penney @jon_penney Jul 7

I have a new OpEd in The @Guardian with Bruce Schneier (@Schneierblog) on the social chill of AI surveillance. We cite my new book #ChillingEffects to argue that if widely deployed, it will be corrosive to democracy & social progress. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

www.theguardian.com AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress | Bruce Schneier and Jon... These systems will soon be able to track our public and private lives. But we can make the policy choices to reject it

Jon Penney @jon_penney May 29

@Salon has picked up my essay (with Bruce Schneier) on the Trump's admin's weaponization of law, tech, and surveillance to chill protest and opposition. We link recent reporting on lack of student protests/activism to this broader Trump admin strategy. salon.com/2026/05/28/tru…

Jon Penney @jon_penney May 27

Bruce Schneier (@schneierblog) & I have a new essay out in @ConversationUS on the Trump admin's strategy of weaponizing law, technology, & surveillance to chill protest, dissent, & political opposition.

In other words, the chilling effects are the point

theconversation.com/chilling-effec…

theconversation.com Chilling effects of Trump’s war on free speech extend far beyond campus walls – and that’s the point A persistent government strategy to sow fear through punitive measures has corroded freedom and democracy.