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Report: Central Bank Digital Currency: What it is and how it could impact privacy, security, and anonymity

A newly released report examines how the adoption of a central bank digital currency in Canada could undermine the rights and freedoms of Canadians.  Produced by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms in collaboration with Sharon Polsky MAPP, President of the Privacy & Access Council of Canada, the report, “Central Bank Digital Currency? What it is and how it … [Read more...] about Report: Central Bank Digital Currency: What it is and how it could impact privacy, security, and anonymity

European Parliament approves EU–Canada air passenger data agreement

MEPs have endorsed an agreement on transferring passenger name record (PNR) data from the EU to Canada, and on processing this data. PNR data includes passengers’ travel dates and itineraries, contact details, seat numbers, and luggage information. The agreement sets out rules for transfers of PNR data to Canada and its processing, prohibits the processing of sensitive data, … [Read more...] about European Parliament approves EU–Canada air passenger data agreement

Exploring new ways for Canadians to share their health data

Statistics Canada wants to make it easier for Canadians to share their health information, which is important to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and diseases.  The objective of this engagement is to:   The engagement activity will help Statistics Canada better understand how Canadians prefer to be engaged by … [Read more...] about Exploring new ways for Canadians to share their health data

PACC Endorses Joint Letter on UK Government’s Use of the Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption

The Privacy and Access Council of Canada and more than 100 companies, cybersecurity experts, civil society organizations have submitted a letter to British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on the UK Home Office to rescind its demand that Apple create a backdoor into its end-to-end encrypted services. The UK demand is the latest effort by democratic governments around the … [Read more...] about PACC Endorses Joint Letter on UK Government’s Use of the Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption

Global Encryption Under Threat

Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The British government’s undisclosed order, issued last month, requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely … [Read more...] about Global Encryption Under Threat