Information & Ethics committee  We didn't argue for a prohibition, but I think it's like other questions of privacy—it has to be about what's appropriate and needed for the transaction. Since transactions tend to be pretty notional at the age of minority, this should be pretty limited. I wouldn't call it a proh

Information & Ethics committee  It depends on the sites. There have been ways where there's a verified account provided by a parent, which then verifies the underage person's account. It could be ID or it could be something simpler, depending on the risk.

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know that I'm aware of the specific curriculum piece in Quebec, but we're seeing that every jurisdiction, especially in its curriculum, has come up with different approaches to this. That's part of why we've advocated for some federal leadership, because we're finding tha

Information & Ethics committee  It's a good question. For us, we have found that most fundamentally they need information frequently and often about good practice. That information exists, by the way. It is out there. I think there needs to be more resources put behind ensuring.... There was a conversation abou

Information & Ethics committee  It's also a question of employability. As we know, teens are forming their personalities. The same thing happens when an adult makes a decision. The young person wonders who he is, what he wants to study or what job he wants to have. I think it's very important. So the answer is

Information & Ethics committee  Exactly.

Information & Ethics committee  I've been CEO of an online fundraising company, and I can tell you that, technically, it's entirely possible to erase a file. The engineers who handle the coding can add an option or something else to the server. It's entirely possible.

Information & Ethics committee  We haven't really thought deeply about it.

Information & Ethics committee  I would just add that the problem is that young people check the box without recognition of.... I'll give you the opposite example, which is that I think, as an adult, many of us feel guilty for not having read all the terms and conditions, at least for a split second before we c

Information & Ethics committee  I guess I'll start. We haven't thought about what the penalties would be. I'll be quite honest; that hasn't been our area of thought process. We have seen this in two ways in the U.S. To ensure compliance, there have been sweeps from time to time of the sites that would be the

Information & Ethics committee  That's interesting. We haven't taken a specific position on that, but I would say, absolutely. We try to provide education to kids of all ages throughout the process, as they become more adept online, and ensure that, just like learning to cross the street safely, this is another

Information & Ethics committee  I can't honestly say we've considered that at this point.

Information & Ethics committee  Sure, but I can tell you that we haven't spent the time on getting as in-depth or nuanced a view as my colleague's, which I find quite interesting, because things such as the Equifax hacks concern me. I don't think people knew their data was being used in those ways. It's exact

Information & Ethics committee  We've seen it on sites, especially for Internet providers that are in compliance. If parental consent is required, there is an email verification, an age check, and a check-in by creating an adult account alongside a youth account, with teacher and educator accounts alongside you