About this Event
What does AI know about you, and what can you do about it?
Every app you use, search you run and post you share adds to a picture of who you are online. AI tools and search engines are getting better at pulling that picture together, and most of us have never looked at what it shows.
This free, hands-on workshop, presented by Blackhurst Cultural Centre and Youth Unlocked, helps you see your digital footprint and take control of it. Participants should bring their devices so we can optimize their settings together.
In this session, you will:
- Find out what information about you is publicly available, and where it comes from
- Review and adjust the privacy settings on your phone, apps and social media accounts
- Learn your privacy rights in Canada, and what you can do when information about you is wrong or shouldn’t be public
- Learn practical steps to clean up and shape how you appear online
- Bring your questions to a closing panel with all three facilitators
Your facilitators
- Dr. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Co-Founder, Blackhurst Exchange; Postdoctoral Fellow, Lassonde School of Engineering (2020–23). Leads the session on how AI finds, combines and sometimes gets wrong information about us.
- Silja Mitange, MA, Communication & Culture. Leads “Identity, AI Safety and Digital Culture”: deepfakes, reputation and protecting creative work.
- Seun Arowoogun, Lawyer. Leads “Your Data, Your Rights”: Canadian privacy protections and their limits.
Moderator/MC: Kimora Lee Harris Taylor, Founder, Youth Unlocked
Agenda
- 5:30 p.m. Welcome
- 5:40 p.m. How AI discovers, combines and misstates information
- 5:55 p.m. Hands-on: what is visible about you?
- 6:30 p.m. Identity, AI Safety and Digital Culture
- 6:55 p.m. Break
- 7:05 p.m. Your Data, Your Rights
- 7:25 p.m. Take Back Control: panel and Q&A
Who should attend: artists and creators, founders and independent professionals, students and job seekers, parents, and anyone who wants more control over how they show up online. No technical background required.
What to bring:
- Your phone and/or laptop, fully charged
- Login access to the accounts you want to review (we will never ask you to share your passwords)
Details
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2026
Time: 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Blackhurst Cultural Centre, 777 Bathurst St, Toronto
Cost: Free
This workshop is educational and is not legal advice. Your search results stay private; we never collect what you find.
Event venue & nearby stays
Blackhurst Cultural Centre, 777 Bathurst St., Toronto, Canada
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