Information & Ethics committee  On the Privacy Act, I'd say it's important to stop having so many fractured puzzle pieces of privacy legislation—federally and provincially and territorially. With each one, although they're very much alike—they're similar in most respects—they all have different exemptions, and

Information & Ethics committee  The facial recognition that we use right now pulls a selection of mug shots from our database, and then a person actually has to look at the suspect picture and the database and compare them. That's fine. Not one of them could wrap their heads around the idea that there is such a

Information & Ethics committee  No. Very simply, no, because they're no different from most people across Canada, and I dare say elsewhere. Without education about the correct compliance requirements, what the legislation actually means, what the technology can actually do—not the sales pitch—all they can rely

Information & Ethics committee  When they can talk about themselves in their own lives, yes. I've spoken with many members of law enforcement from across Canada in different agencies, municipal, federal and military, and they basically say this: I'm not interested in being assumed to be a criminal. It's just a

Information & Ethics committee  We need substantive education that explains what privacy is. It doesn't exist yet. Really, it's no different from me tossing my car keys to the kid across the street and saying go have a good time but stay safe out there, without explaining what a stop sign is or what to do when

Information & Ethics committee  Well, consent fatigue is an interesting term. I think it's more a matter that people are resigned to the fact that no matter what they do or don't encounter in a so-called privacy policy, it's irrelevant, because the language that has been allowed—and frankly, embraced—by Canadia

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you so much, Chair, and good afternoon, members of the committee as well. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today on behalf of the Privacy and Access Council of Canada. My remarks today reflect round tables held by the council with members from across the publ