The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia has released a special report on “The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Information” to give the public a sense of how the access system generally performed under the pressures of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report focuses on public bodies whose operations were uniquely impacted by COVID-19. Read the … [Read more...] about Special Report: OIPC BC
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Clearview AI Ordered to Comply with Alberta and BC Privacy Laws
The Information and Privacy Commissioners of Alberta and British Columbia have issued binding orders requiring Clearview AI to comply with the recommendations of February’s joint investigation (which found its non-consensual data collection of data was illegal in Canada) and to: Cease offering its facial recognition services in Alberta and British Columbia Cease the … [Read more...] about Clearview AI Ordered to Comply with Alberta and BC Privacy Laws
Projecting our values into laws
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s most recent annual report was tabled in Parliament on December 8, 2001. The report, titled Projecting our values into laws: Laying the foundation for responsible innovation, will be Daniel Therrien’s last annual report as Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The report calls on government to make privacy law reform a priority, and reiterates … [Read more...] about Projecting our values into laws
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’
Changes to New Brunswick information law ‘an alarm bell’
The New Brunswick government has introduced amendments to the province's Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. New provisions enable the government to direct how departments and other public bodies process requests for documents and records, and the ability to apply different rules depending on the circumstances. The government says the amendments will make the … [Read more...] about Changes to New Brunswick information law ‘an alarm bell’
How ‘online harms’ legislation undermines privacy
Consistent with legislative initiatives in Australia, the UK, Netherlands, and other countries, the Government of Canada has been working mightily to enact privacy-invasive encryption-busting legislation it says is necessary to protect against legal but "hurtful" online content. Despite sweeping criticism of Bill C-10 and its companion bill to address harmful content online, … [Read more...] about How ‘online harms’ legislation undermines privacy
