A few recent announcements from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
February was a noteworthy month in privacy – the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada made some announcements that we should pay attention to.
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Privacy Commissioner of Canada argues for rights-based privacy laws in annual report
In this note, we focus on one aspect of the Report: the Commissioner’s argument that federal privacy laws should explicitly recognize privacy as a human right and give greater priority to individual privacy rights.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada releases its annual report
On December 10, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner Canada released its Annual 2018–2019 Report to Parliament on the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
