On April 26, 2023, the General Court of the European Union issued its judgment in Case T-557/20, SRB v EDPS. The Court held that pseudonymized data transmitted to a data recipient will not be considered personal data if the data recipient does not have the means to re-identify the data subjects. The Court also clarified that an individual’s opinions cannot be assumed to be … [Read more...] about EU General Court Clarifies When Pseudonymized Data is Considered Personal Data
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Voters left in the dark
Bill C-47 is a 408-page budget implementation bill tabled on March 28, 2023 that, as one might expect, addresses matters relating to taxation — from income tax, excise tax, and GST/HST, to increasing the air travelers security charge, and facilitating the sharing of information between the Minister of Finance, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial … [Read more...] about Voters left in the dark
2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service
Ensuring that privacy is protected, and that data is used ethically is essential to public trust. A public service that can manage, safeguard and use data effectively is well equipped to harness opportunities to the benefit of Canadians. With that in mind, broad federal consultations informed the design of the 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service, which was … [Read more...] about 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service
Let’s Talk Federal Regulations
The Treasury Board of Canada has proposed allowing all federal regulatory organizations to incorporate internal documents "by reference" to have the same force of law as regulations, without the need to make regulatory changes each time the document is updated.If approved, civil servants will be able to revise internal documents, with the changes … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk Federal Regulations
Germany insists on major revision of the EU Chat Control proposal to protect fundamental rights
Germany will not support the EU Commission’s "Chat Control“ proposal of a regulation on Child Sexual Abuse unless major changes are implemented, a leaked position paper reveals. Among the primary concerns are: 1) "Client-side scanning“ on personal devices. Germany wants to exclude end-to-end encrypted messages, audio communications, and phone calls from scanning. 2) … [Read more...] about Germany insists on major revision of the EU Chat Control proposal to protect fundamental rights
Five considerations to guide the regulation of “General Purpose AI”
The rapid adoption of artificial-intelligence-powered systems including ChatGPT — which gained more than one million users within weeks of its launch in November 2022, and has been used by more than 100 million people worldwide — has made clear that the question of whether (and how) so-called “general purpose artificial intelligence” … [Read more...] about Five considerations to guide the regulation of “General Purpose AI”
