Information & Ethics committee We should be encouraging the use of technologies that don't retain data forever, and here I can think of ephemeral messaging apps, such as Snapchat. So it's definitely possible.
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee No, I have nothing to add.
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee Yes, I believe that the EU, clearly, is imposing its privacy standards. I do have some concerns with that. Moreover, I think we have to consider the fact that every four years, it's going to be re-evaluated, not only in light of PIPEDA but also in light of our national security
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee There should be a timeframe. That said, organizations need, in some cases, to keep the data to address risk. Maybe you're going to get a lawsuit so you need to keep it for a certain period of time. You have to keep that in mind. There's also a patchwork of laws that will apply to
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee His quote is still relevant today. What he meant was that when you're enacting a law, you're fixing things. You're making things more permanent; therefore, they're less flexible. That's why I think his quote is still relevant today. PIPEDA is flexible, so if we want to move for
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee Perhaps I could have a few words? The Quebec data protection law was deemed substantially similar to PIPEDA. We've had this law since 1993. It's probably the most stringent across Canada. Europe looked at our law in 2014 and decided that it was not adequate—that there was questi
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee Yes, absolutely. It's a privacy and reputation framework. In Quebec, privacy rights are protected by the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, which applies to the private sector. The civil code also has provisions to protect privacy and reputation rights. The cornerston
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee Very good.
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Information & Ethics committee Thank you for inviting me. I am pleased to be here today. I appreciate the opportunity to share with the committee my thoughts on important issues affecting Canadians and their privacy. I am a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais, and I teach in the faculty of law at Université de M
February 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton