TAGGED AS OPC
Dufresne pledges to continue Therrien’s work as Privacy Commissioner
Internet and Governance | 06/13/2022 3:54 pm EDT
Incoming Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne vowed to stay the course, following the example set by his predecessor Daniel Therrien.
Dufresne appeared before the House...
Philippe Dufresne appointed Privacy Commissioner
telecom | 06/09/2022 2:19 pm EDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Philippe Dufresne as Privacy Commissioner Wednesday.
Dufresne had served as law clerk and Parliamentary counsel in the House of Commons since February 2015.
He previously worked at the Canadian Human Rights Commission and has...
New legislation needed to cover growing privacy issues: Therrien
Media | 05/26/2022 4:07 pm EDT
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien is calling for new legislation that...
Federal Court judge strikes elements of key-OPC affidavit in Facebook case
Media | 06/16/2021 5:02 pm EDT
A federal court judge has ruled on motions from both sides of a court...
OPC finds privacy protections of EdTech company lacking
Media | 05/21/2021 5:17 pm EDT
A Canadian educational technology company used by the York Region District...
Facial recognition in malls violated privacy, commissioners say
telecom | 10/29/2020 5:58 pm EDT
An investigation into the use of facial recognition technology to analyze age and gender of customers in shopping malls owned by Cadillac Fairview concluded that it violated Canadian privacy law, the...
Liberals, Conservatives promise new rules for Netflix
Media | 09/30/2019 5:27 pm EDT
The Liberal Party platform, released Sunday, includes promises of new regulations for Canadian content on streaming services — while the Conservatives gear up to announce new taxes affecting foreign digital giants, the specifics of which are still unclear.
As Heritage...
OPC pausing cross-border data consult after Digital Charter release
Media | 05/23/2019 4:22 pm EDT
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said this week it’s suspending its consultation on protections for personal information leaving the country because the government’s new digital charter...