In his Special Report to Parliament regarding the RCMP’s use of Clearview AI's facial recognition technology, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has made it clear that, “the use of FRT by the RCMP to search through massive repositories of Canadians who are innocent of any suspicion of crime presents a serious violation of privacy.” Moreover, the Commissioner reiterated the … [Read more...] about RCMP’s use of Clearview AI’s facial recognition tech was a massive privacy violation
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Volunteer Opportunity
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
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
Prime Minister announces nomination of Daniel Therrien for reappointment as Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Daniel Therrien, who was appointed Privacy Commissioner of Canada on June 5, 2014, has been nominated for reappointment as Privacy Commissioner of Canada for a one-year term. Read More … [Read more...] about Prime Minister announces nomination of Daniel Therrien for reappointment as Privacy Commissioner of Canada
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
Ransomware about to become less profitable
A global ransomware epidemic resulted in a lucrative new line of business for the insurance industry and, according to some critics, emboldened cyber-criminals. As a result, soaring ransomware claims has had an effect on the insurance industry as well — with AXA announcing that it will stop writing cyber-insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion … [Read more...] about Ransomware about to become less profitable
