Professor Steeves, I was very surprised by your presentation which was bordering on science-fiction. I could hardly believe the examples you gave us, particularly with respect to the camera that tracks your eye movement when you go shopping or to that red sweater. Even if it were possible to do it, I think it would be economically unrealistic because of the high cost of technology. It would also be technically quite difficult to have is a sales clerk behind a counter looking at the sweater your eyes are attracted to.
I wonder how far we should go to amend our legislation for things that are so far out. What's your opinion on that?
You also mentioned cookies. Should they be forbidden when we know that would be extremely difficult and far from perfect? The first steps would be very difficult because they require the cooperation of more than one or two countries. Is it even possible to forbid cookies?
You talked about children registering on game sites who are being asked to answer questions. I don’t know if it’s the same in the rest of Canada, but we have legislation in Quebec that prohibits advertising to children. I don’t know everything that’s in the law but isn’t there Canadian legislation prohibiting surveys directed at children? How far can we go to include these things in PIPEDA?
I always wondered about what survey firms do with their surveys. We know these firms collect information in order to sell it to others. But we can’t go as far as forbidding surveys when we review these definitions. After all, people can decide by themselves whether or not they want to answer questions.
Last week, someone called me and asked how many computers I have at home. I just had my computers stolen at the office, so I refused to answer this question. I may look masochistic but I'm not.
You said you had seven recommendations. I tried to follow you as best as I could but I could only count six. I would like you to send us your documents so we can review all of your recommendations. One of them was particularly interesting and intriguing. You talked about making the right to privacy a basic human right.
Can you tell us more about this?