Privacy, Trust and Innovation - submission to the Digital Economy Consultation
We've just sent in our submission to the Digital Economy Consultation, available online here.
Read moreWe've just sent in our submission to the Digital Economy Consultation, available online here.
Read moreDraft consensus submission to the Digital Economy Consultation (in .pdf format) now available for endorsement.
Read moreIn case you missed it, we are embarking on a collaborative redesign of youthprivacy.ca. We are inviting input from people both within government and external to government, and the first meeting is fast approaching. Our first meeting will focus on the content of the website, discussing what should appear on youthprivacy.ca, asking questions about how the website can best serve the public through tailoring its content, and doing some preliminary brainstorming regarding how this content should be presented.
Read moreLast month, I featured a film of a streetscape in San Francisco originally shot during the first years of the twentieth century. In that post, I suggested that this film represented one of the first demonstrations of public surveillance, and highlighted how individuals in the film had subverted the process by behaving in exhibitionistic or privacy-protective ways.
Read moreOntario's Commissioner Cavoukian outlines best practices for embedding privacy within Smart Grid systems.
Read moreTwo years ago, we launched our youthprivacy.ca website to engage people on the issues around young people and digital privacy.
Read moreIf you've been following our Consumer Privacy Public Consultations, you know we've just completed the two sessions on Online Tracking and will be moving to the topic of cloud computing in Calgary next month.
Read moreA few dedicated OPC staffers spend much of their time visiting schools and talking to young people about why privacy is important. If you believe a popular line of thinking, privacy may seem to be a lost cause in the age of online social networking and “anything goes” disclosure. We who talk to youth on a regular basis, however, are always pleasantly surprised that a generation that is growing up online shows such interest and enthusiasm about protecting their information. It’s nice when research findings reflect our day-to-day observations that many young people are in fact proactive about protecting their online privacy.
Read moreOver the course of the year, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is hosting consultations with Canadians on issues that pose a serious challenge to privacy. In an attempt to learn more about the privacy implications of new industries, the focus of the consultations has been on online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers, and the increasing prevalence of cloud computing.
Read moreIt’s a snapshot from the very first days of public camera surveillance – a streetcar slowly moves down San Francisco’s Market Street sometime in 1905 or 1906*, toting a camera at its very front. Produced by local film makers the Miles Brothers, it appears to offer a relatively unvarnished look at the street life of the time.
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