September 19, 2024 Introduction We, the signatories of this statement, are pleased to announce the publication of this joint statement on moving towards a more common international approach to the data protection and privacy implications of age assurance methods. This statement sets out some key shared principles for the signatories. These principles are intended as
Privacy Commissioner appears before Standing Senate Committee on National Finance on Main Estimates September 17, 2024 The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, appeared today before the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (NFFN) to discuss the 2024-2025 Main Estimates. In his remarks, Commissioner Dufresne discussed recent work by his Office and the importance of collaboration with
September 16, 2024Ottawa, Ontario Address by Philippe DufresnePrivacy Commissioner of Canada (Check against delivery) Opening Remarks Good afternoon and thank you for the invitation to share my perspective on artificial intelligence and its impact on privacy. AI is certainly a topic that my fellow panelists and I have spent a great deal of time discussing over the
Copyright Board of Canada joins Canadian Digital Regulators Forum GATINEAU, QC, September 10, 2024 – The Canadian Digital Regulators Forum (Forum) is pleased to welcome the Copyright Board of Canada (Copyright Board) as a new member, a step which will further broaden the perspectives of the Forum and enhance its ability to effectively respond to the scale, speed
GATINEAU, QC, September 9, 2024 – The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, issued the following statement on today’s unanimous decision by the Federal Court of Appeal that Facebook’s practices between 2013 and 2015 breached Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)): “This landmark ruling is an acknowledgement
