Enhanced privacy should be the default for Canadians online rather than something they have to opt into, members of an international committee on data and privacy argued on Wednesday. “Creating products with privacy by default is a very, very powerful thing for users,” said Alan Davidson, a vice-president at Mozilla Corporation. It frightens us,” said Charlie Angus, a New Democratic Party MP and privacy committee vice-chair. Angus said he was encouraged and emboldened by the work of the House privacy committee and the international committee. The situation, where companies track customers with paper-thin consent and little knowledge, is unique to tech companies, said Angus.

Source: National Post May 29, 2019 19:30 UTC