MP Michelle Rempel Garner announced, on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada, that she will be tabling a comprehensive Bill designed to protect Canadians online while preserving their civil liberties. The new bill, to be introduced when Parliament opens next week, will serve as an alternative to Liberal Bill C-63, the “Online Harms Act”. (Click HERE to view press … [Read more...] about Privacy preserving legislation to replace Bill C-63
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Employees as Risks
A new report from public-interest researcher Wolfie Christl explores today's cybersecurity, insider threat detection and compliance tech that let employers monitor everything employees do or say, rank them by risk and identify 'anomalous' behavior. The 76-page report — "Employees as Risks" — which focuses on software from Forcepoint/Everfox and Microsoft, is a case study on … [Read more...] about Employees as Risks
UNESCO Consultation on AI Regulation Across the World
UNESCO has launched an Open Consultation and encourages stakeholders, including parliamentarians, legal experts, AI governance experts and the public, to review and provide feedback on the different regulatory approaches for AI.A consultation brief explains and illustrates nine emerging regulatory approaches, and offers issues to consider: The policy brief aims to … [Read more...] about UNESCO Consultation on AI Regulation Across the World
OSFI Quarterly Guidance
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions — OSFI — has launched a new standardized approach to the way it releases regulatory guidance. Effective August 22, 2024, OSFI started releasing regulatory guidance for that quarter all on one day. The new process includes a media briefing and a stakeholder briefing followed two weeks later by a virtual "industry day" … [Read more...] about OSFI Quarterly Guidance
The Digitization of National Security: Technology, Transparency & Trust
Canada's National Security Transparency Advisory Group has issued its fourth report that offers a sampling of some of the risks, challenges and opportunities related to digitization that were raised by multiple stakeholders over time. The report notes the Canadian Government's acknowledgement that efforts to expand its digital capabilities give rise to important questions of … [Read more...] about The Digitization of National Security: Technology, Transparency & Trust
Modernizing Alberta’s Health Information Act
Alberta Health is undertaking "a focused consultation with stakeholders who support the health and wellness of Albertans…to inform possible amendments to the Health Information Act (HIA) to enable appropriate information sharing and health system refocusing.” The criteria to be used in determining what is "appropriate" information sharing have not been made public. In the … [Read more...] about Modernizing Alberta’s Health Information Act
