More data regulation needed as smart cities develop, say some experts

Data collection only stands to increase as cities become more technology-heavy, say experts, which is sparking privacy concerns.

Conservative MP and ethics critic Peter Kent, who is a member of the House Ethics Committee, supports giving more powers to the Privacy Commissioner when dealing with privacy breaches.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

April 9, 2018

As the Trudeau government continues to review its private-sector privacy act, some experts are calling for a national data strategy to set the framework of ownership rights and usage limits around collected data. The issue was hig...

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