India's recent intermediary liability guidelines contain a provision that will severely undermine or break end-to-end encryption, resulting in a loss of security, privacy and free speech for all. The new guidelines mandate that all end-to-end encrypted messaging services with over 5 million registered users enable the identification of the 'first originator' of information … [Read more...] about India breaking E2EE
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PACC president appears before Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
On June 9, 2022, PACC president Sharon Polsky MAPP spoke before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. She was invited to provide expert testimony in relation to the Committee's study of the use of facial recognition and other digital technologies by police in Canada. Ms Polsky's opening remarks were highlights of a detailed brief … [Read more...] about PACC president appears before Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Privacy regulators call for legal framework limiting police use of facial recognition technology
The heads of Canada’s privacy protection authorities today issued a joint statement recommending legislators develop a legal framework that establishes clearly and explicitly the circumstances in which police use of facial recognition may be acceptable. Facial recognition has emerged as a tool of significant interest for police agencies in Canada. Used responsibly and in the … [Read more...] about Privacy regulators call for legal framework limiting police use of facial recognition technology
Action to Protect Students and Children
Ontario is becoming the first Canadian jurisdiction to publicly disclose and make parents and guardians aware of educators that have been involved in sexual abuse and other serious criminal proceedings. Learn more … [Read more...] about Action to Protect Students and Children
E-evidence regulation: Why it matters for medical confidentiality?
Electronic data has become a defining component of criminal investigations. Emails, data stored “in the cloud”, private messages – investigators increasingly seek such data, often held by private companies, as evidence for their criminal cases. This can also encompass health data. Under current legal rules, when such data is stored abroad, national law enforcement authorities … [Read more...] about E-evidence regulation: Why it matters for medical confidentiality?
Court rules Ontario insurer’s request for claimant data ‘abusive and unnecessarily invasive’
An Ontario judge has turned down a request by Aviva Insurance Company of Canada to order a claimant to produce detailed banking and credit card records showing the location and identity of vendors from which that claimant had made purchases. Read More … [Read more...] about Court rules Ontario insurer’s request for claimant data ‘abusive and unnecessarily invasive’
