Feds make long-overdue start on levelling the playing field on data protection

A provision allowing organizations to disclose de-identified data to governments for 'socially beneficial' purposes is one of two likely controversial aspects of Bill C-11.

Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains is pictured in the West Block during a press conference ahead of the introduction of Bill C-11 on Nov. 17. Among concerns germane to the bill are questions about how long it will take to get it passed, develop regulations, and begin enforcement, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

November 25, 2020

OTTAWA—A long struggle to give Canadian consumers an assist in their unequal dealings with tech giants got underway last week with the introduction of federal legislation meant to tighten up privacy laws. Bill C-11, which will bring in the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), is meant to bring...

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