The Privacy & Access Council of Canada is currently seeking independent researchers for a national initiative investigating issues related to access to voter identification information. Learn more … [Read more...] about Volunteer Opportunity
Legislation
Reinforcing Privacy and Access to Information Rights During and After a Pandemic
Canada’s Information and Privacy regulators issued a joint resolution calling on their respective governments to respect Canadians’ quasi-constitutional rights to privacy and access to information. The regulators took note of the serious impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the right of access to information and privacy rights in Canada and called on governments to use the … [Read more...] about Reinforcing Privacy and Access to Information Rights During and After a Pandemic
OPC responds to privacy complaint against three federal political parties
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has closed the file on a complaint against three of Canada’s federal political parties noting that the federal private sector privacy law does not apply to the activities outlined by the complainant. Read more … [Read more...] about OPC responds to privacy complaint against three federal political parties
Bill C-10: Where Kafka meets Orwell
The CRTC has earned an international reputation as the federal institution that pushes Canadian content, but hasn’t pushed hard enough to protect Canadians from some of the highest wireless rates in the world — so it’s easy for most Canadians to ignore the debate about Bill C-10, which would amend the Broadcasting Act and give the CRTC additional powers. On one side is … [Read more...] about Bill C-10: Where Kafka meets Orwell
Deceitful Media – Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed as something extraordinary, a dream--or a nightmare--that awakens metaphysical questions on human life. Yet far from a distant technology of the future, the true power of AI lies in its subtle revolution of ordinary life. From voice assistants like Siri to natural language processors, AI technologies use cultural biases and modern … [Read more...] about Deceitful Media – Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test
