The Privacy and Access Council of Canada

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PACC Announces Partnership with the CIO Strategy Council

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The Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC) and the CIO Strategy Council (CIOSC) today announced a new partnership to help advance privacy protections, access to information, and data governance research, standards and professional certification in Canada. “Our rapidly shifting, global economy — one that is increasingly leveraging big data and artificial intelligence — … [Read more...] about PACC Announces Partnership with the CIO Strategy Council

Public Health Privacy Predicament

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In a world of political monkey-see-monkey-do, in which our own Prime Minister has assured that "there is nothing we won't do” to keep Canadians safe, comes a new and credible threat to Canadians' privacy, freedoms, and democratic institutions from the other side of the globe. On May 8th, New Zealand was applauded for proactively publishing several dozen papers that … [Read more...] about Public Health Privacy Predicament

The Challenge of Legacy

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This is a transcript of Edwin Black’s April 11, 2018 keynote address in the Michigan Capitol Rotunda for that state’s official Holocaust Commemoration. Today, I come not just to mourn nor to scorn but rather to warn our world, that is, the world of today whose memories are still whistling and bristling with the torments and tribulations of a generation now passing before our … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Legacy

2019 Fellowship Award

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We are pleased to announce that the PACC 2019 Fellowship Award was presented to Senator Paula Simons in person today at the Privacy and Data Governance Congress in Calgary. Congratulations! Read the presentation remarks here. The PACC Fellowship Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the information privacy and access-to-information … [Read more...] about 2019 Fellowship Award