The COVID-19 virus has infected more than 920,939 globally and the outbreak has been declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (“WHO”). Since the first time Chinese health officials informed…
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Facial Recognition Technology: What have we consented to?
The Toronto police are facing controversy after its members have admitted to using Clearview AI – a ground-breaking facial recognition app that a New York Times investigation has been said…
TO REQUIRE CONSENT OR TO NOT REQUIRE CONSENT? THAT WAS (AND COULD STILL BE) THE QUESTION
On September 23, 2019 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) concluded their consultation on transfers of personal information for processing purposes.[1] The consultation sought stakeholder feedback on…
Who owns my privacy and why I don’t want people to know where I drive
To me, “big data” has become synonymous with Big Brother, the central political figure behind data collection and monitoring in George Orwell’s “1984.” Big Data plays a similar role in…
Is Privacy a Dead Letter?
In Osgoode Hall Law School’s course Legal Values: Artificial Intelligence, professor Maura Grossman engages the class with weekly reflections on the legal and ethical issues with new advancements in technology.…
Personal Privacy in a Digital Age: Examining Current Intellectual Property & Privacy Obligations
Canadians have privacy rights associated with their personal information. This even applies when one’s personal information is held by someone else – like with hospital medical records. Patient ownership of…