The Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report to Parliament was released today. The report raises some concerns over the erosion of privacy interests in response to security concerns, the sharing of information between states and the potential impact of the Patriot Act in the U.S. on private information about Canadians held by Canadian subsidiaries of American companies.
The Commissioner noted that the British Columbia Privacy Commissioner had launched a public consultation process to look into the ramifications of the Patriot Act on Canadian Privacy.
What happens if a U.S. agency uses the Patriot Act to demand a company provide access to private information which it has in a Canadian subsidiary. Canadian privacy rights and legislation could be violated. Daniel Girard has an article on the issue.
The British Columbia Privacy Commissioner has called for a toughening of laws "to address risks posed by transfers of personal information" from Canada to the U.S.
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