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Ottawa introduces legislation to regulate AI, brings back massive fines for data abusers
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks at a media event regarding a funding announcement to BHP mining company in Saskatoon, SK, June 13, 2022. Photo Liam Richards for the Globe and Mail
politics
Liberals introduce privacy bill that would set out rules on use of personal data and AI
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period, Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Ottawa. The federal Liberals plan to introduce privacy legislation today to give Canadians more control over their personal data and introduce new rules for the use of artificial intelligence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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New privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne vows to continue predecessor’s push for stronger privacy laws
Should the current trend continue, Canadians will soon have no right to digital privacy at all
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Tim Hortons violated law in tracking people with app even when it was not in use, privacy watchdogs say
Signage for Tim Hortons is seen outside a Tim Hortons restaurant in Toronto on March 6, 2020. Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported its net income attributable to common shareholders totalled US$183 million in its first quarter, up from US$179 million a year earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Tim Hortons faces scrutiny over app’s tracking of customers
Vehicles line up at the Tim Horton drive thru shop on the Third Line on Dorval Rd. in Oakville, Ont. on Feb 15, 2022. Fred Lum
technology
Zoom urged by human rights groups to rule out ‘creepy’ AI emotion tech
FILE PHOTO: The Zoom Video Communications logo is pictured at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York, New York, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri//File Photo
opinion
Poilievre has a point on central-bank digital currencies
Ethan Lou
politics
Use of facial-recognition technology by law enforcement must be limited, say privacy watchdogs
Canada's Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien waits to appear before The International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The federal privacy commissioner says U.S. firm Clearview AI will stop offering its facial-recognition services in Canada in response to an investigation by the commissioner and three provincial counterparts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
The underpinnings of our digital economy urgently need an update
Mahima Poddar, Andrew Graham and Colin Deacon
world
U.S., EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a joint press statement with U.S. President Joe Biden at the U.S. Mission in Brussels, Belgium March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
opinion
B.C. privacy ruling over political party data collection is a victory for voters’ privacy
Colin Bennett
politics
B.C. privacy law applies to federal political parties, commissioner’s office finds
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Manitoba eyes electronic vote-counting
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks to the media at a press conference following a swearing-in ceremony for her cabinet at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
world
Bloomberg loses appeal in landmark U.K. privacy case
FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand on duty outside the Supreme Court in Parliament Square, central London, Britain December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
canada
Former Ontario privacy czar denounces lack of transparency over PHAC’s phone-data haul
Then-Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian speaks during a press conference in Toronto on Monday, March 3, 2008. Cavoukian told MPs Thursday that she was troubled "by the complete lack of transparency" by the Public Health Agency over its plans to collect millions of people's mobile phone data. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
canada
Government declined offer from privacy commissioner for advice on collection of phone data
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien listens to a question during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
advisor etfs
Asset managers turn to data to create new, in-demand financial products
Big Data Technology for Business Finance Analytic Concept. Modern graphic interface shows massive information of business sale report, profit chart and stock market trends analysis on screen monitor.
canada
Commons ethics committee wants cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns
Travelers carry luggage to their flights at the Edmonton International airpot in Edmonton Alta., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. The House of Commons ethics committee says there should be a halt to Public Health Agency plans to collect data from millions of people's mobile phones to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, until privacy concerns can be addressed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
technology
WhatsApp has until end of February to clarify changes to its privacy policy, EU says
FILE PHOTO: The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo
international business
Google faces lawsuits over location-tracking practices from U.S. states
FILE PHOTO: The Google Inc. logo is seen outside their headquarters in Mountain View, California August 18, 2004. REUTERS/Clay McLachlan/File Photo
your practice
How to maintain professional boundaries with clients in a personal business
Attentive senior female financial advisor smiles while listening to a young couple discuss investment planning.
politics
Ethics committee calls Duclos and Tam to testify on cellphone data collection
Linda Henry has her COVID-19 QR code scanned by Jonathan Gagne, manager of Orangetheory Fitness in Montreal, Wednesday, September 1, 2021, as the Quebec government’s COVID-19 vaccine passport comes into effect. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
opinion
A government that misses Step One in transparency sparks a tizzy about ‘surveillance’
Campbell Clark
politics
Public Health Agency’s data-gathering program during pandemic lockdown leads to ethics probe
People line up outside an electronics store on Boxing Day in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
canada
Conservative MP asks privacy czar to probe pandemic-related use of mobile location data
canada
Spying could backfire in the courtroom so snooping spouses should beware, lawyers warn
The Calgary Courts Centre is pictured in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 11, 2019. A man who removed his mask and deliberately coughed on a server at a Calgary bar last year has been convicted of assault. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Privacy commissioners crack down on Clearview AI
FILE Ñ The Clearview AI app, a facial recognition tool for law enforcement authorities, is displayed on a smart phone in New York on Jan. 10, 2019. In results announced on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, Clearview placed among the top 10 out of nearly 100 facial recognition vendors in a federal test. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)
canada
Federal privacy watchdog warns of dangers of ‘surveillance capitalism’ by large corporations
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, December 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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RCMP wants to use AI to learn passwords in investigations, but experts warn of privacy risks
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Prison guard sues Ottawa over ‘unlawful’ surveillance
Kurt Suss, a corrections office on long term leave, is photographed on Oct 26, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Suss is suing his employer for unlawfully capturing his cellphone communications with an IMSI catcher – a next-generation surveillance equipment used to spy on cellphones.
politics
Prominent Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis defends privacy of COVID-19 vaccination status
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis arrives for the start of the French Leadership Debate in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
opinion
Digital money is an opportunity for Canada – if we seize it
Robert Fay and David Dodge
world
Biden says former president Clinton seems to be doing well
FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1996, file photo, President Bill Clinton signs the historic Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at the United Nations. Nuclear disarmament might seem like a must-discuss topic in world leaders' annual speeches at the U.N. General Assembly, which has espoused that cause since its founding. And the assembly's big annual meeting this Sept. 2021, came in a year that marked the entry into force of one nuclear weapons treaty and the anniversary of another. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
world
Jordanian king’s overseas properties undercut father figure image
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 26, 2021, Jordan's King Abdullah II meets with US Secretary of State (unseen) at Bayt Al-Urdon in the Jordanian capital Amman. - Jordan's royal court rejected as "distorted" and "exaggerated" claims made in the so-called Pandora Papers that King Abdullah II created a network of offshore companies and tax havens to amass a $100 million property empire. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. business
Apple must face Siri voice assistant privacy lawsuit, U.S. judge says
FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
canada
Nova Scotia privacy czar says Health Department improperly viewed and disclosed medical info
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia has ruled that the Health Department violated the privacy rights of a participant of the province’s Driving While Impaired program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld