The top 5 most-read privacy articles for the week of June 20, 2022
(Jun 24, 2022) The Daily Dashboard reported... Read More
Proposed legislation would regulate biometric bias, harms
(Jun 24, 2022) The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act within Canada’s proposed Digital Charter Implementation Act, Bill C-27, would establish requirements around AI desig... Read More
Toronto police use of race-based data raises questions
(Jun 24, 2022) Toronto police must determine whether collected race-based data could be used to investigate officers’ performance issues, CBC News reports. Interim Police C... Read More
OPC announces funding of 11 privacy research projects
(Jun 24, 2022) The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced it will provide $500,000 in funding to 11 privacy research projects as part of its 2022-2023 Contr... Read More
Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, June 24, 2022
(Jun 24, 2022) Last week, I promised a more in-depth look at Bill C-27 and the IAPP published an excellent article written by Florence So. If you missed it, here’s a Read More
Philippe Dufresne appointed Canada's privacy commissioner
(Jun 24, 2022) The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Philippe Dufresne as privacy commissioner. Dufresne will b... Read More
Google looks to minimize storage of customer data
(Jun 23, 2022) Google's Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, said the company would shift toward keeping the least possible amount of customer information,... Read More
Report looks at data privacy impacts on LGBTQ+ individuals
(Jun 23, 2022) LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately victimized by online privacy violations, according to a report released by the Future of Privacy Forum in collabora... Read More
A look at Canada's new federal privacy legislation, Bill C-27
(Jun 21, 2022) Last week, while privacy professionals in Canada were still contemplating Bill C-26 on cybersecurity, the much-anticipated... Read More
Global News Roundup: June 14-20, 2022
(Jun 21, 2022) In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Canada introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act of 2022, featuring three new pieces of le... Read More