Canada's privacy watchdog said today he sees the federal government's new privacy legislation as an improvement on existing laws, but he has concerns about some aspects of the bill and will be looking for amendments. However, the bill also raises a number of questions about its ability to effectively protect privacy in a constantly evolving digital society," Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien said in a statement today. The Liberal government introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act earlier this week — one of the biggest overhauls of Canada's privacy law in decades. The legislation also would give the federal privacy commissioner order-making powers, including the ability to force an organization to comply and to order a company to stop collecting data or using personal information. Therrien said he was pleased with elements of the bill that impose transparency requirements for the use of artificial intelligence.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2020 00:14 UTC