Information & Ethics committee It would depend on the preservation of data retention policies that they have. How long they retain their data is often different across different companies or platforms, Internet providers. That is always a concern for us when we're doing investigations, trying to look backwards for a period in time, whether or not that data has been retained.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
D/Commr Stephen White
Information & Ethics committee I can't say, but under the mandatory reporting act, there is a very strict requirement there. My understanding is that we have received reports from NCMEC in the United States from Pornhub. Now, I am not in a position to say that what we received is all that there is to receive, but I can confirm that I've been informed we have received some disclosures.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
D/Commr Stephen White
Information & Ethics committee Obviously, there are a number of elements to when and what types of charges will be laid. When we're talking about these corporations, which are service providers and hosting platforms, other individuals have the ability to automatically load the content onto the platforms. There are jurisdiction issues, but every case is different.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
D/Commr Stephen White
Information & Ethics committee These will be my last couple of sentences.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
D/Commr Stephen White
Information & Ethics committee The illegal online content that many communications service providers operating in Canada have to deal with goes beyond online child sexual exploitation. As the committee is aware, the parameters are wide and include rape, various forms of violence and non-consensual distribution of intimate images, such as revenge porn.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
D/Commr Stephen White
Information & Ethics committee Actually, we have had referrals from our partner in the United States that I mentioned, NCMEC, with regard to disclosures by that company to us regarding that content.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
D/Commr Stephen White
Information & Ethics committee Thank you very much. Good afternoon, Madam Chair and honourable members of the committee. Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak with you today on this pressing matter. My colleagues from the RCMP have been introduced. I'd like to highlight that Chief Superintendent Marie-Claude Arsenault is with us.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
D/Commr Stephen White
Information & Ethics committee Yes, the RCMP will be doing an opening statement.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Deputy Commissioner Stephen White