PACC President Sharon Polsky MAPP appeared today before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to take part in the Committee's study of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the telecommunications act and making consequential amendments to other acts. The Bill provides sweeping powers to compel information sharing, but … [Read more...] about PACC President appears before Parliamentary Committee Studying Bill C-26
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Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online
Canada’s digital charter carried a core promise of keeping Canadians safe and secure online when it was announced in 2019. Yet, it appears to have become a legislative version of vapourware – a product announced, never to be released. Not one of the charter’s underlying bills has become law. The government even initially refused to share many … [Read more...] about Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online
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?
New AI-related guidance for Alberta Health Info Custodians
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) for Alberta is responding to the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by providing guidance regarding AI to custodians, as defined in the Health Information Act (HIA) and its regulation.The new guidance on the use of AI is particularly focused on small custodians in the health sector and is available … [Read more...] about New AI-related guidance for Alberta Health Info Custodians
The EU AI Act needs Foundation Model Regulation
Artificial Intelligence remains largely unregulated. Although many of the world’s most esteemed AI experts have been cautioning against the manifold risks from advanced AI (including risks to public safety such as AI-driven disinformation and manipulation, AI-enhanced cyber attacks, or AI-generated pathogens) attempts to rein in the tech are coming under … [Read more...] about The EU AI Act needs Foundation Model Regulation
Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
In the past month, PACC president Sharon Polsky, MAPP had the honor of being invited to testify before the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) to contribute to its study of Bill C-27, and the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI), which is studying the Use of Social Media Platforms for Data Harvesting and Unethical or Illicit … [Read more...] about Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
