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
Canadian privacy regulators launch principles for the responsible development and use of generative AI
Federal, provincial and territorial privacy authorities have launched a set of principles to advance the responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective development and use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Canada. The authorities introduced the principles during an international symposium on privacy and generative AI that was hosted in Ottawa by the Office of the Privacy... read more
Canadian privacy regulators pass resolutions on the privacy of young people and workplace privacy
QUÉBEC, QC, October 6, 2023 – Privacy authorities from across the country are calling on their respective governments to improve privacy legislation to protect young people and employees – groups that are significantly vulnerable, each in their own way to the growing influence of digital technologies. Federal, provincial, and territorial information and privacy authorities met this week... read more