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Meaghan shares the top 3 things that foreign companies should know about why they can’t just port their existing global privacy practices over when they expand into Canada.
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Meaghan shares the top 3 things that foreign companies should know about why they can’t just port their existing global privacy practices over when they expand into Canada.
I’m excited to announce my new role leading Queers in AI Governance, where we’ll elevate queer voices, move beyond risk-focused discourse, and actively seek out diverse perspectives to shape the future we want to live in.
Our PIA only has 15 questions, none of which are about privacy.
It seems counterintuitive to have so few questions given the complexity of privacy laws, but it works. We’re not delulu, we spent years narrowing the list to things that actually matter.
You can be a good partner to business and keep your main character energy.
Instead of focusing on self-serving metrics, we need to demonstrate how we’re moving the needle on business strategy. And here’s the kicker: you don’t decide if you’re adding business value, the business does! How do you find out? Ask.
Published in Privacy Laws & Business UK Report, September 2024, Lauren Reid and Meaghan McCluskey of The Privacy Pro share insights into the role of privacy architects in fostering business-driven privacy solutions.
The OPC report at times strays into areas that are not privacy: concerns about kids wanting to play video games that are aimed at older audiences because the kids site looks too babyish? Yeah, as a mother of three, I can tell you that it is a fact of life that the younger kids always want to do what the older ones are doing. But setting limits on what games they can play is my concern as a parent, not a privacy concern.
“What would the evil Queen from Snow White need to worry about?” She was using her magic mirror to mass surveil the kingdom and assess who is the “fairest in the land.” She would have needed some kind of parameters on which fairness is based: complexion? Facial symmetry? Is it merely based on physical appearance or is there profiling related to other factors: kindness, disposition, quality of singing voice? All in all, some high risk AI usage and not free from bias in the slightest, if plotting murder to skew results is any indication…
I tell my children that all the time: you’re either paying with your money, your information, or something else. Nothing is free.
The biggest takeaway is that Canada should be glad that the standard is “adequate” and not “equivalent”, and that OPC case law is sufficient to provide coverage in the presence of legislative gaps.
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