Industry committee  Mr. Chair, directly responding to your question, article 9 of the European Union's GDPR is very instructive in this regard, because it says that the processing of personal data that reveals sensitive characteristics is subject to the heightened protections for sensitive data. So,

Industry committee  I think it's positive that the disclosure does need to be made to the commissioner when this happens. However, I think we need to question how much oversight the commissioner can exercise. Again, this is a point where an interaction between the CPPA and AIDA.... What kinds of re

Industry committee  Undoubtedly, the Bill C-27 package of amendments is an improvement over the status quo. I think all of us would acknowledge that. However, I'm not sure we should settle for a C+ bill. I think Canadians deserve A+ privacy protection, and amendments to this bill can get us there.

Industry committee  Many of my colleagues who conceptualize privacy legislation think about its substantive provisions—you can do this and you can do that—and also about privacy law as a process. The idea is to get organizations that collect and use personal data to build governance and accountabili

Industry committee  Thank you for that question, and also for reading my scholarship, which I appreciate. It's nice to see that it does get read. I'd actually like to address that question, if I can, in connection with the previous discussion around proposed section 51 of the legislation, which is

Industry committee  I think an excellent example that should be on this committee's mind and those of all Canadians is Clearview AI, which is a technology company based in the United States that takes publicly available information—your photos on Facebook, on Tumblr or whatever else—and has develope

Industry committee  I believe this is a question that may be best addressed to Professor Bennett, who has thought about this more than I have.

Industry committee  That is correct.

Industry committee  I think that is a very good first amendment that could be made.

Industry committee  I think the amendment is important because it will influence the interpretation of all subsequent provisions of the bill. Including language that says the best interests of the child need to be taken into consideration throughout the interpretation of the subsequent provisions

Industry committee  Thank you.

Industry committee  I don't think we should view this as a competition between innovation and privacy. The two can be harmonized. The question is, how do we get responsible innovation that respects what I believe is the fundamental human right to privacy that all of us enjoy? I think it is very ins

Industry committee  Thank you very much. I agree with Professor Geist's initial responses, but let me just take a step back. There are certainly specific clauses of the bill that could be amended to improve the protection of children and minors. However, we need to consider the structure of the b

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I am very honoured to be speaking with you today regarding Bill C-27. I am currently a professor of law at the University of Colorado, but when I was the director of CIPPIC at the University of Ottawa, we published two reports i