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BC Special committee’s recommended changes to the Freedom of Information legislation
A special committee of the British Columbia (BC) has tabled its report making 39 recommendations to amend BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. You can read their report here. The BC Information and Privacy Commissioner has issued a news release regarding the special committee report. You can read his statement on BC’s... read more
Discussion with Daniel Therrien on his leaving office
Daniel Therrien was appointed the federal Privacy Commissioner in 2014. His appointment ended on June 3, 2022. Before his leaving office, I had a chance to discuss his eight years as Privacy Commissioner. We talked about the challenges, the accomplishments, and his outlook for the future. Please click the link here to hear our conversation.... read more
Open Banking
My discussion with Professor Teresa Scassa regarding open banking has just been posted. Professor Scassa is an expert in the area of information law which includes the issue of open banking. We discussed the direction the country is going and the implications for our province. Please have a listen here. read more
Privacy regulators call for legal framework limiting police use of facial recognition technology
Yesterday, the heads of Canada’s privacy protection authorities issued a joint statement recommending legislators develop a legal framework that establishes clearly and explicitly the circumstances in which police use of facial recognition may be acceptable. In the joint statement, privacy regulators say a new legal framework for regulating police use of facial recognition technology should... read more