Earlier this spring, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada invited comments and suggestions relating to transborder information flows. With the federal government's launch of its Digital Charter on May 21, the OPC halted its consultation. The OPC has just reopened the consultation, and has launched a new discussion document that reframes the … [Read more...] about Help shape law and policy related to TransBorder Data Flows
Legislation
Have Your Say on Canada’s New TransBorder Data Flow Policy
A year ago, the GDPR raised the global bar for data protection, and formalized stringent consent requirements — that are well beyond those provided in PIPEDA, Canada’s private sector privacy law that came into force almost a generation ago. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada plans to develop a new policy position on transborder data flows between … [Read more...] about Have Your Say on Canada’s New TransBorder Data Flow Policy
Privacy: Future Tense
In 1930, Grant Wood created the classic “American Gothic” that reflects a simpler time, when people knew their neighbors. The masterpiece has been the inspiration for countless imitations. Like this one of Mike McNair and his bride. They captured a moment in time and were proud to tell the world of their delight. A few years later that joy was compounded when they became … [Read more...] about Privacy: Future Tense
Doobie or Not Doobie: Privacy in a Digital World
Legislation and technology have made it impossible to keep information in one place. Like a toppled glass of fine whiskey, our information flows smoothly and is impossible to catch or put back in the bottle. A hundred years ago, after a decades-long public relations campaign, lawmakers put a cork in the production and consumption of intoxicating spirits. But as with so many … [Read more...] about Doobie or Not Doobie: Privacy in a Digital World
PACC Participates in National Digital & Data Consultations
The Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC) and its consortium partners Canadian Advanced Technology,Associationof Canadian Car Rental Operators, and the Automotive Industries Associationof Canada, presented a 13-page Submission to the Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, as part of theNational Digital and Data … [Read more...] about PACC Participates in National Digital & Data Consultations
