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FRT by the
RCMP to search through massive repositories of Canadians who are innocent of any suspicion of crime presents a serious violation of privacy. A government institution cannot collect personal information from a third party agent if that third party agent collected the information unlawfully.”
Therrien believes that the tools do offer potential benefits but adds that “it can provide racially biased results, erode privacy and undermine other rights such as freedom of peaceful assembly.
FRT must be used responsibly and very carefully.”
Cadillac Fairview (CF), one of North America’s largest commercial real estate companies which also operates malls across Canada, was put under the spotlight when it was made public that they used Clearview AI’s technology in their shopping centres.
Bill C-11 needs an overhaul, says privacy commissioner By Jolson Lim. Published on May 11, 2021 5:34pm Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured in September 2016 (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics)
A bill designed to modernize privacy laws for Canada’s private sector would give consumers less control of their personal data and organizations more power to use it to make money, Canada’s privacy commissioner says.
Bill C-11 would be “a step back overall” from current privacy laws, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien said in a submission to the House of Commons committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Therrien’s submission, which contains 60 recommendations, states that the bill is “frequently misaligned and less protective” of consumers’ data than privacy laws in other countries.
Evening Brief: A one-dose summer and two-dose fall By iPolitics. Published on May 11, 2021 5:52pm Sophie Grégoire Trudeau received her first COVID-19 jab at an Ottawa pharmacy on April 23, 2021. Photo: Adam Scotti / PMO
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We begin, as we do most days, with COVID-19, and word that a national system to manage and track vaccines is hardly being used by the provinces. That’s despite the fact that nearly half of eligible Canadians have received at least one dose of a vaccine already.