I don't understand Professor Steeves to be suggesting that because of risks peculiar to particular technologies, for example the Internet, we need technologically prescriptive legislative solutions. Nonetheless, I use this as an opportunity to say that, certainly for the British Columbia situation, I would strongly support the continued technological neutrality of our private sector privacy legislation, that we not try to proscribe particular technologies or prescribe particular solutions. I think it should remain technologically neutral so the legislation can grow as technologies change.
On November 29th, 2006. See this statement in context.