Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On February 23rd, 2017. See this statement in context.

February 23rd, 2017 / 4:20 p.m.

Assistant Professor, Common Law Section, Faculty of Law, and Director, Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau

In my view, PIPEDA should clarify the issue of the retention of data over time, provide for an obligation for organizations, and also provide a direct right to litigants. The direct rights of litigants are one of the conditions for adequacy. As with the enforceable orders and fines, paragraph 45(2)(b) of the Regulation tells us to look at whether the supervisory authority is truly independent and has adequate enforcement powers.

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