Two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that Canadian coins and the $20 banknote will be updated with the image of King Charles III, the Bank of Canada launched an online public consultation on the features that could be included in a digital Canadian dollar. The consultation seeks input about which features are most important to Canadians. The Bank is also … [Read more...] about Bank of Canada launches public consultations on a digital dollar
Privacy
EU General Court Clarifies When Pseudonymized Data is Considered Personal Data
On April 26, 2023, the General Court of the European Union issued its judgment in Case T-557/20, SRB v EDPS. The Court held that pseudonymized data transmitted to a data recipient will not be considered personal data if the data recipient does not have the means to re-identify the data subjects. The Court also clarified that an individual’s opinions cannot be assumed to be … [Read more...] about EU General Court Clarifies When Pseudonymized Data is Considered Personal Data
Voters left in the dark
Bill C-47 is a 408-page budget implementation bill tabled on March 28, 2023 that, as one might expect, addresses matters relating to taxation — from income tax, excise tax, and GST/HST, to increasing the air travelers security charge, and facilitating the sharing of information between the Minister of Finance, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial … [Read more...] about Voters left in the dark
Five considerations to guide the regulation of “General Purpose AI”
The rapid adoption of artificial-intelligence-powered systems including ChatGPT — which gained more than one million users within weeks of its launch in November 2022, and has been used by more than 100 million people worldwide — has made clear that the question of whether (and how) so-called “general purpose artificial intelligence” … [Read more...] about Five considerations to guide the regulation of “General Purpose AI”
When General Purpose AI is High Risk
As Canada's parliamentarians debate Bill C-27, which includes the Artificial Intelligence Data Act (part 3 of the omnibus bill) that refers to undefined "high risk" AI, and EU policymakers continue to refine versions of the AI Act, a group of international AI experts has published a joint policy brief arguing the EU should regulate “general purpose artificial intelligence” … [Read more...] about When General Purpose AI is High Risk
Retailers bear a new responsibility
Manitoba retailers that sell bear spray now have to collect more personal information from shoppers, and submit it to the government. Under new regulatory requirements, anyone buying bear spray from a Manitoba retailer must also specify the intended use of the product. Vendors must now verify a purchaser’s identification against government-issued identification, and … [Read more...] about Retailers bear a new responsibility
