After years of work, the Kantara Initiative Anchored Notice and Consent Work Group has published as Kantara Recommendation "Transparency Performance Indicators". The indicators — TPIs — measure the transparency of PII Controllers (as required by the Council of Europe 108+, GDPR, Quebec Law 25, and others) and map them to open international standards including the ISO/IEC 29100 … [Read more...] about Transparency Performance Indicators
Data Protection
Canada’s Children’s Privacy Code
The Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC) is pleased to have contributed to the Joint Submission to Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) in response to its Exploratory Consultation regarding the development of a Children’s Privacy Code. We welcome the OPC’s leadership in developing a children’s privacy code that extends online protections to all children … [Read more...] about Canada’s Children’s Privacy Code
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
Revised National Standard for Data-Centric Security
The Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) has published the revised CAN/DGSI 100-1 standard, Data Governance – Part 1: Data-Centric Security. In an era of unprecedented digital transformation, the imperative for data sharing has become paramount for organizations seeking to optimize operational efficiencies and drive informed decision-making processes. However, … [Read more...] about Revised National Standard for Data-Centric Security
Administrative Monetary Penalties available in Ontario
As of January 1, 2024, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has the discretion to issue administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) as part of its enforcement powers for violations of the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). Penalties are up to a maximum of $50,000 for individuals and $500,000 for organizations. AMPs may be issued for the … [Read more...] about Administrative Monetary Penalties available in Ontario
Controversial Data Protection Bill pushed through UK House of Common
In a move that would be surprising if its proponents weren’t so predictable, the UK Government brought the "Data Protection and Digital Information Bill” back to life by having a second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 29th. The first version of the Bill, proposed by Nadine Dorries in July 2022, was withdrawn on 8 March 2023 after having had only one … [Read more...] about Controversial Data Protection Bill pushed through UK House of Common
