Mr. Daniel Therrien at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On May 29th, 2020. See this statement in context.

May 29th, 2020 / 2:50 p.m.

Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Again, I am not sure I understand exactly how such a measure would apply in practice.

I understand that the companies responsible for the platforms could propose a modification that normally could or could not be accepted by the user. Are we talking about making the device not work unless consent is given? I'm not sure I understand exactly the nature of the proposal that would lead us to implied consent.

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