Under the 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service, Data for decision-making mission, action item 2.2b calls for the development of a FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability) assessment tool, and guidance on assessing existing data for reuse. TBS performed an environmental scan of existing … [Read more...] about Consultation on FAIR Principles Assessment Tool
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PACC President appears before Parliamentary Committee Studying Bill C-26
PACC President Sharon Polsky MAPP appeared today before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to take part in the Committee's study of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the telecommunications act and making consequential amendments to other acts. The Bill provides sweeping powers to compel information sharing, but … [Read more...] about PACC President appears before Parliamentary Committee Studying Bill C-26
Open letter to EU Member States on the proposed CSA Regulation
Encryption is a vital component of privacy, and efforts to undermine encryption are a threat to privacy, to practitioners' ability to do their work and ensure compliance with privacy laws, and to the very children such measures claim to protect. For those and other reasons, PACC is a signatory of an open letter to the EU member states expressing our concerns about the proposal … [Read more...] about Open letter to EU Member States on the proposed CSA Regulation
Help Set the Standard on Age Verification Technologies
The Digital Governance Standards Institute has approved a newly proposed National Standard of Canada on Age Verification Technologies. "This groundbreaking standard aims to overcome the limitations and inefficiencies of current age restriction practices. By offering a comprehensive framework, it ensures that age verification is private, secure, safe, and easily accessible. With … [Read more...] about Help Set the Standard on Age Verification Technologies
Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online
Canada’s digital charter carried a core promise of keeping Canadians safe and secure online when it was announced in 2019. Yet, it appears to have become a legislative version of vapourware – a product announced, never to be released. Not one of the charter’s underlying bills has become law. The government even initially refused to share many … [Read more...] about Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online
Will Bill S-210 prevent minors from accessing pornography?
(Version française disponible ici) A bill making its way through Parliament would force operators of pornographic sites to ensure that Canadians browsing their platforms are adults. This is one of the major objectives of Bill S-210, drafted and passed by the Senate and now to be examined in committee by federal MPs. Should the bill make the final steps to become law, those in … [Read more...] about Will Bill S-210 prevent minors from accessing pornography?
