You may remember that the annual federal, provincial and territorial meeting of Canada's access and privacy regulators took place in Toronto a few weeks ago. You may have also heard, through the Canadian privacy grapevine, that there was a pretty cool side event to the more serious meetings: an in-person episode of "The Debaters" focused on privacy.
If you don't already know, "The Debaters" is a super-popular weekly Canadian radio comedy show that airs on CBC Radio. In each episode, two comedians engage in a humorous debate on a specific topic, aiming to win over the audience with their wit, logic and general silliness. A live audience ultimately determines the winner.
Well, in this episode, two comedians battled it out, one taking a pro-privacy stance and the other a nothing-to-hide, nothing-to-fear approach. Among the arguments:
- "Our phones allow us to communicate and schedule our lives with accuracy, and all telecom companies ask is that we give them most of our income and every bit of information about ourselves, so that they can improve their services."
- "There's a reason secrets are secrets, people. They're gross. Once I know you're an adult fan of My Little Pony, I can't unknow that."
- "We just want to know who's eating Cool Ranch Doritos!"
Now, many of you know that I work with Constantine Karbaliotis, who's famous for his privacy jokes and, frankly, an endless supply of dad jokes. So, you'd think I'd have my fill. But if you're like me and you could still use a good laugh and a little levity, don't worry if you missed the recording of The Debaters, because you can watch the full video.
I'm not going to ruin it for you or even tell you who won. Instead, just check it out, along with the other privacy news of the week, as you head into your weekend.
Kris Klein, CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP, is the managing director for Canada for the IAPP.