Federal, provincial and territorial privacy authorities have launched a set of principles to advance the responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective development and use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Canada. AI is an advanced form of information processing created for the purpose of automating and/or enhancing the performance of human tasks. … [Read more...] about Principles for the responsible development and use of generative AI
Privacy regulators call for legal framework limiting police use of facial recognition technology
The heads of Canada’s privacy protection authorities today issued a joint statement recommending legislators develop a legal framework that establishes clearly and explicitly the circumstances in which police use of facial recognition may be acceptable. Facial recognition has emerged as a tool of significant interest for police agencies in Canada. Used responsibly and in the … [Read more...] about Privacy regulators call for legal framework limiting police use of facial recognition technology
Court rules Ontario insurer’s request for claimant data ‘abusive and unnecessarily invasive’
An Ontario judge has turned down a request by Aviva Insurance Company of Canada to order a claimant to produce detailed banking and credit card records showing the location and identity of vendors from which that claimant had made purchases. Read More … [Read more...] about Court rules Ontario insurer’s request for claimant data ‘abusive and unnecessarily invasive’
BC Increases Routine Disclosure
The Government of British Columbia is making more government records available to people without a freedom of information (FOI) request. The records that will now be regularly provided online include: estimates notes prepared for ministers; corporate transition binder prepared for the Premier; transition binders prepared for incoming ministers; deputy … [Read more...] about BC Increases Routine Disclosure
Senator James Cowan — on Genetic Privacy
Speaking Notes for Senator Cowan National Privacy and Data Governance Congress Calgary, March 30, 2016 It is a pleasure to be here for this very important and timely Congress. I want to thank the organizers for inviting me to participate, and especially Sharon Polsky for her hard work in bringing this impressive, far-reaching program together. The agenda covers a … [Read more...] about Senator James Cowan — on Genetic Privacy
