The privacy authorities for Canada, Québec, British Columbia and Alberta will jointly investigate the company behind artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, and the Office of the … [Read more...] about Canada’s Regulators Launch Joint Investigation of OpenAI
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Facebook Vows to Fight the Fine
After a decade of litigation and mere moments after the largest GDPR fine levied to date became public, Facebook Meta vowed to fight the decision of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner. In the company's response to the long-awaited decision, Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs and Jennifer Newstead, Chief Legal Officer, announced Facebook intends to appeal both the … [Read more...] about Facebook Vows to Fight the Fine
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
Children’s right to privacy needs to be strengthened in law and beyond
by Michelle Gordon At the height of the pandemic last year, I wrote an article arguing that Canada’s federal privacy law needed to be strengthened for children, especially given their all-time highs in online activity and the increased digital tracking of kids. At that time, the pending Bill C-11 did not directly address children’s privacy rights, representing a missed … [Read more...] about Children’s right to privacy needs to be strengthened in law and beyond
