CAN/DGSI 127, Age Assurance Technologies is open for Public Review until February 21st, 2025. The standard specifies minimum requirements for age assurance technologies and methods to verify a person’s age or estimate their age range Any interested party may comment on the proposed National Standard of Canada for Age Assurance … [Read more...] about Have Your Say on a New National Standard for Age Assurance
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Help Set the Standard on Age Verification Technologies
The Digital Governance Standards Institute has approved a newly proposed National Standard of Canada on Age Verification Technologies. "This groundbreaking standard aims to overcome the limitations and inefficiencies of current age restriction practices. By offering a comprehensive framework, it ensures that age verification is private, secure, safe, and easily accessible. With … [Read more...] about Help Set the Standard on Age Verification Technologies
Will Bill S-210 prevent minors from accessing pornography?
(Version française disponible ici) A bill making its way through Parliament would force operators of pornographic sites to ensure that Canadians browsing their platforms are adults. This is one of the major objectives of Bill S-210, drafted and passed by the Senate and now to be examined in committee by federal MPs. Should the bill make the final steps to become law, those in … [Read more...] about Will Bill S-210 prevent minors from accessing pornography?
Canadian Digital Regulators Forum established to better serve Canadians in the digital era
The Competition Bureau (Bureau), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) are joining forces to strengthen information sharing and collaboration on matters that relate to digital markets and platforms. Learn More … [Read more...] about Canadian Digital Regulators Forum established to better serve Canadians in the digital era
Predictive surveillance software declared unconstitutional
The use of Palantir's predictive surveillance software by police has been declared unconstitutional by the German Federal Constitutional Court, on the basis that its use violates the right to informational self-determination. The landmark ruling concludes a case brought by the German Society for Civil Rights (GFF) last year, hearings for which began in December. The … [Read more...] about Predictive surveillance software declared unconstitutional
Building Back Better Requires Strong, Effective Regulation of Digital World
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien called on Canada's new parliament to adopt modern, rights-based privacy laws that reflect Canadian values and support responsible innovation. Providing businesses of the 4th industrial revolution more flexibility and certainty in the extraction of value from personal data is not the way to accomplish that or to engender the public's trust. … [Read more...] about Building Back Better Requires Strong, Effective Regulation of Digital World
