Information & Ethics committee  I can't comment on—

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely.

Information & Ethics committee  We're participating and we're contributing to the work that's happening here in Canada and one of the challenges around definitions. For large-scale unhuman intervention-type systems, there needs to be ability to tell the user what's happening behind the scenes. It's a big area

Information & Ethics committee  In principle, we agree with the idea and applaud the Government of Canada for putting that in place right now, and others should examine similar opportunities.

Information & Ethics committee  As far as I understand, it's a simplified log-in from Facebook into your Skype account. When you connect, there should be a pop-up that provides you with an indication of what Facebook is giving to the Skype environment. It's a simplified log-in type of environment.

Information & Ethics committee  It's simply a log-on.

Information & Ethics committee  It's simply a simplified way to share an identity token, so to speak, so that you can log in to Skype.

Information & Ethics committee  It's nothing that would not have been disclosed in that initial connection, so when you connect, when you actually do that linkage, there is a pop-up that says this is the data that will be interacted or interchanged.

Information & Ethics committee  It's in the actual pop-up that you have to go through. It's a simplified term, and as I understand it, it's a tiered notice. It provides you notice of what the category of data is, and then as you click through it, you have the ability to dig deeper to see what that is.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't believe so, but I'd have to get back to you on that. I really don't believe so.

Information & Ethics committee  We have delivered data centres in 54 regions around the world and we've put data centres here in Canada, in Toronto and Quebec City. I happen to be accountable for making sure that they're compliant with Canadian laws and regulations, be it the Office of the Superintendent of Fin

Information & Ethics committee  I take pause when I try to answer that question, to be thoughtful around potential scenarios. I try to imagine myself as a parent and how these tools would be used. I really think it depends on the context in which that interaction occurs. A medical setting will be dramatically d

Information & Ethics committee  We're actively involved with the start-up community around the world. Programs like BizSpark and Microsoft Ventures help our partners and start-ups really get their legs under them so that they can sell their product. We are a commodity software provider—we provide a common platf

Information & Ethics committee  We've been around for quite some time, since the 1970s, so we've had some focus on the organization and the way we do our business. I think we've made appropriate adjustments, which we made based on the input and the perspective of governments around the world. One thing that is

Information & Ethics committee  I was making a linkage between those themes. My sense was that, look, we democratize technology. We make it silly simple for emerging nations and emerging companies with great ideas to leverage very advanced technology. When you think about artificial intelligence and the work th