Canadian privacy regulators pass resolution to address privacy-related harms resulting from deceptive design patterns
TORONTO, ON, November 13, 2024 – Privacy regulators from across Canada have issued a joint resolution calling for action on the growing use of deceptive design patterns (DDPs) that undermine privacy rights. Passed at their October annual meeting, hosted by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, the resolution outlines key measures for organizations to adopt... read more
Federal, provincial, territorial information and privacy commissioners and ombuds wrap up successful annual meeting
TORONTO, ON (October 10, 2024) – Today, federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) information and privacy commissioners and ombuds concluded two days of productive discussions on privacy and access to information issues across Canada. The annual event, hosted this year by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, was a significant opportunity to address key issues,... read more
Protecting Your Personal Information in the Digital Age
Whether adding to your shopping cart from your laptop in a café, doom-scrolling social media on the bus ride home from the office, or engaging in work remotely, our online presences make us more vulnerable to invasions of our privacy. So, how can we protect ourselves from risks to our personal information in an era... read more
Elections and Responding to Access to Information Requests
In Canada, we are fortunate to live in a democratic society where citizens are able to express their wishes of who governs us through our right to vote. By living in a democratic society, citizens are able to ask questions and exercise their access to information rights to ensure elected officials and provincial and municipal... read more