A draft Children’s Online Privacy Code is being developed, and the OAIC is seeking the public's input. The Code is intended to protect children of any age when they use online services by "strengthening the privacy protections of their personal information.” While the Code is not legislation, it does apply to social media, including the platforms affected by the recent … [Read more...] about Consultation: Children’s Online Privacy Code
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The People’s Consultation on AI
Artificial Intelligence technologies are being embedded into every aspect of how we live our lives in Canada — from educating our children, to communicating with family, friends, and healthcare providers, to dealing with our governments. Since 2017, Canada has invested tens of millions of dollars to “translate research in artificial intelligence into commercial … [Read more...] about The People’s Consultation on AI
Making children the centre of privacy protections
The OAIC is asking children, young people and parents to share how children’s privacy can be better protected online. Listening to children, young people and parents is crucial to make sure the Children’s Online Privacy Code responds to their needs and experiences. The code will be a set of rules specifying how online services such as social media, messaging apps and cloud … [Read more...] about Making children the centre of privacy protections
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
User-centric Consent Driven Approach to Data Access and Mobility
A new Working Group is being formed to explore the strategic need for developing — and better define the potential scope of — a new proposed standard on user-centric consent-driven approach to data access, interoperability and mobility. RationaleThe need for a new standard is borne out of recognition that conventional consent models typically involve a one-time, static … [Read more...] about User-centric Consent Driven Approach to Data Access and Mobility
