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AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee
A quartet of civil society groups appeared before the House of Commons Industry Committee Thursday afternoon as the MPs consider Bill C-27. The legislation would introduce a Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), a Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act (PIDPTA) and an Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA). This content is available to wirereport.ca …
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Dufresne recommends changes to Digital Charter Act
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is happy the government is open to altering the Digital Charter Implementation Act, Bill C27, but has a few more changes to suggest. Philippe Dufresne made the remarks in an opening statement at an appearance before the House of Commons Industry Committee Thursday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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PHAC data dive legal but not necessarily ethical, Parliamentarians told
The gathering of mobility cellphone data by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) followed the current laws but may not have been ethical or engendered trust in the federal government, two witnesses told the House Ethics Committee Monday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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OPC finds privacy protections of EdTech company lacking
A Canadian educational technology company used by the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) did not do enough to protect the information of the hundreds of thousands of students who use the service, according to the federal privacy watchdog. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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International legislators flag regulatory options for data giants
OTTAWA – Legislators on Tuesday gave some sense of what regulatory options may be coming down the road for big data and social media giants as lawmakers from Canada and some 11 countries peppered the companies’ representatives with questions. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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OPC pausing cross-border data consult after Digital Charter release
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said this week it’s suspending its consultation on protections for personal information leaving the country because the government’s new digital charter initiative may address it in a future law. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Digital rights group studying privacy policies of political parties
The Centre for Digital Rights has hired new lobbyists to help it research the privacy policies of the political parties, a spokesperson told The Wire Report. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take …
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House ethics committee backs right to be forgotten in Canada
The government should consider including frameworks for a right to erasure and a right to de-indexing in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the House of Commons ethics committee is recommending in a new report. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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