Privacy Tech-Know blog: Computing while blindfolded — Lifting the veil on homomorphic encryption

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October 24, 2023 Privacy Tech-Know blog: Computing while blindfolded — Lifting the veil on homomorphic encryption The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has published a new Tech-Know blog post which continues our series on privacy-enhancing technologies. In a previous post, we discussed differential privacy and federated learning. In another, we analyzed the pros

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Real Results: OPC-funded research looks at the impacts of artificial intelligence on privacy

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October 23, 2023 Real Results: OPC-funded research looks at the impacts of artificial intelligence on privacy The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), and the impact that this has on daily life, has been a focus of many research projects funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) over the past few

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Annual meeting of global authorities puts spotlight on privacy protection and advancing technologies

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October 20, 2023 Annual meeting of global authorities puts spotlight on privacy protection and advancing technologies Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne joined international data protection authorities this week at the 45th Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) to discuss key privacy issues and how regulators can work effectively – both individually and collectively – to protect

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Privacy Commissioner appears before Parliament to discuss proposals to modernize federal privacy law

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Privacy Commissioner appears before Parliament to discuss proposals to modernize federal privacy law Ottawa, ON, October 19, 2023 – Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne discussed ways to improve and strengthen a Bill to modernize the federal private sector privacy law during an appearance before Parliament today. Commissioner Dufresne was speaking before the House of Commons Standing

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Commissioner to appear before Parliamentary committee to discuss privacy law reform Bill

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Commissioner to appear before Parliamentary committee to discuss privacy law reform Bill Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne will appear today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology to discuss Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022. Details Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 Time: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET Location: Room 315, Wellington Building, 197

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