Thank you, Chair.
I just want to say thank you to the witnesses for appearing before the committee and for their useful testimony.
My questions are playing off what Mr. Vis said. I wanted to talk about socially beneficial purpose as well. My questions are for Mr. Kardash.
We know that according to proposed section 39 of the consumer privacy protection act, an organization has the right to disclose to certain entities de-identified personal information without the knowledge or the consent of the individual if the disclosure is made for a socially beneficial purpose. That is defined in the bill. It means “related to health, the provision or improvement of public amenities or infrastructure, the protection of the environment or any other prescribed purpose.”
Do you think that this definition of “socially beneficial purpose” is enough to protect the privacy interests of Canadians, in addition to the fact that this is already de-identified information, which, as you said in your opening testimony, is already a pretty high bar? It's an exacting standard.