Tug of war between innovation and privacy at heart of digital data talks

‘There's a very strong feeling that we can't have the wild west of data,’ says innovation expert Arvind Gupta.

Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains attended a digital and ddata consultation at Canada House in London, U.K., on July 19, along with then-parliamentary secretary David Lametti. Mr. Bains says a report on the consultations will be published in the 'coming weeks.'Photograph courtesy of Twitter

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BY NEIL MOSS, AIDAN CHAMANDY

February 13, 2019

Following the completion of a series of national consultations on the future of Canada's digital economy, some stakeholders say they're concerned that the drive for innovation is being given priority over privacy concerns, but leaders of the consultations say both positions had their voices heard. ...

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