Privacy
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Liberals open to shorter metadata rules but splitting bill ‘not an option’Ottawa says it is willing to change its lawful access bill to shorten the time electronic service providers would be required to keep users' metadata to less than one year.Politics12 hours
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Lawful access bill not ‘optional’ but will see privacy amendments: ministerGary Anandasangaree defended Bill C-22 as necessary for investigators as the legislation faces growing privacy concerns and tech industry pushback.PoliticsMay 27
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Apple, Google say lawful access bill could undermine user safety, privacyThe testimony comes amid increasing concerns from privacy experts and technology service providers about the controversial measures in Bill C-22.CanadaMay 26
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Your metadata may be kept for a year under lawful access bill. What to knowWhile officials insist the bill wouldn't allow police to read your emails, and could only access the metadata with a warrant, experts warn the retention policy alone is concerning.TechMay 21
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Alberta elector list breach shows legal gaps across Canada, watchdogs warnAlberta's privacy watchdog has called on the province to follow the example of B.C., which is the only province that includes political parties in its private sector privacy law.CanadaMay 14
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OpenAI violated Canadians’ privacy, watchdogs say in call for legal reformPrivacy watchdogs in Ottawa, Quebec, B.C. and Alberta say OpenAI's collection of personal information to train its early ChatGPT models was "overly broad" and not transparent.TechMay 6
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Ottawa proposes making it easier to share personal data among governmentIn a new policy paper, the government proposes allowing federal agencies to reuse and share personal data, without consent, if it improves services or programs.CanadaApr 2
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World Anti-Doping Agency agrees to limit athlete data use, watchdog saysCanada's privacy commissioner said the agency agreed to measures to ensure international sports bodies only use highly sensitive personal information for anti-doping purposes.CanadaMar 17
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Police will get new powers for online data in tweaked ‘lawful access’ billBill C-22 narrows the scope of the original legislation that sought to give police new powers to access internet user data from service providers.CanadaMar 12
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AI strategy must prioritize trust as Canadians voice skepticism: watchdogArtificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said the 'refreshed' AI strategy, which will be unveiled in the first quarter of this year, is rooted in the concept of 'AI for all.'CanadaFeb 2
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