The rapid pace of digital transformation in the federal government has made questions around the purpose and scope of automation increasingly relevant. The 3rd review of the Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making takes stock of the current state of the policy instrument and identifies several risks and challenges to the federal government’s commitment to … [Read more...] about 3rd Review of the Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making
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Elections: Political parties gathering and using information about voters
With Ontario elections taking place on June 2, some voters may question how provincial political parties use personal information. They may also wonder what federal parties have done with data that voters gave canvassers in the national election, held in September of 2021. In Ontario, the Privacy Commissioner has no jurisdiction over provincial political parties' … [Read more...] about Elections: Political parties gathering and using information about voters
Special Report: OIPC BC
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia has released a special report on “The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Information” to give the public a sense of how the access system generally performed under the pressures of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report focuses on public bodies whose operations were uniquely impacted by COVID-19. Read the … [Read more...] about Special Report: OIPC BC
Projecting our values into laws
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s most recent annual report was tabled in Parliament on December 8, 2001. The report, titled Projecting our values into laws: Laying the foundation for responsible innovation, will be Daniel Therrien’s last annual report as Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The report calls on government to make privacy law reform a priority, and reiterates … [Read more...] about Projecting our values into laws
How ‘online harms’ legislation undermines privacy
Consistent with legislative initiatives in Australia, the UK, Netherlands, and other countries, the Government of Canada has been working mightily to enact privacy-invasive encryption-busting legislation it says is necessary to protect against legal but "hurtful" online content. Despite sweeping criticism of Bill C-10 and its companion bill to address harmful content online, … [Read more...] about How ‘online harms’ legislation undermines privacy
Open Letter to Belgian Government to halt legislation to undermine end-to-end encryption
On 29 September 2021, the Privacy & Access Council of Canada joined with 106 other organizations and individual privacy and cybersecurity experts, to send an open letter to the Belgian Ministers with responsibilities for digital and law enforcement issues. The Open letter from the members of the Global Encryption Coalition calls on the Belgian government to drop … [Read more...] about Open Letter to Belgian Government to halt legislation to undermine end-to-end encryption
