Basically, we have a problem with the fact that people are constantly being asked for their consent. They are exposed to a lot of information and I am afraid that with the proposed amendment, businesses will simply include more information, and ask for additional consent, and so on. I have the impression that we are not solving the problem.
If there are concerns with regard to the consent given by minors, that should be handled in another way, regarding the type of consent to be obtained from a minor through his or her parent or parental authority. Our concern is more in regard to obtaining the consent of an adult. We have to look at the issues and target them more precisely.
The proposed amendment is probably going to create confusion. That said, I think that fundamentally, the acts raise problems in the sense that everything has to be authorized by consent. In my book, I suggest that we protect less personal information and target the potential uses of information that can be nefarious for individuals. The issue of consent has been well managed over the past 10 years. I don't want to call the whole bill into question, but I think that the proposed amendments are simply going to create confusion.