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Analysing Dipak Ranjan Mukherjee vs. Ministry of Commerce & Industry in Context of Transparency, Privacy and the RTI Act

SpicyIP

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. Kartikeya is a second-year law student of the LL.B.

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Cloudflare to EU: Anti-Piracy Measures Shouldn’t Harm Privacy and Security

TorrentFreak

This includes millions of organizations, including 30% of Fortune 500 companies, as well as various government agencies. Aside from the legal complications, it believes that privacy rights deserve some level of protection. The same technology, on the other hand, greatly benefits user privacy.

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Ontario Government To Eliminate Fax Machines Within The Next Five Years To Promote Patient Privacy And Access To Health Care

IPilogue

The Plan also recognizes that eliminating the use of fax machines would promote patient privacy, which aligns with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s (IPC’s) initiative to modernize Ontario’s health communication infrastructure. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton caused by misdirected faxes.

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Differential Privacy: The Big Tech Solution to Big Data Privacy

IPilogue

The AI revolution has brought about significant concerns about the privacy of big data. Thankfully, over the past decade, big tech has found a solution to this problem: differential privacy, which actors have implemented in various ways. government has implemented differential privacy for their 2020 census data.

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Why the Government Should Hit the Regenerate Button on its AI Bill

Michael Geist

Despite increasing pressure on the government to move ahead with Bill C-27’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) , the right response would be to hit the regenerate button and start over. Bill C-27 is really three bills in one: major privacy reform, the creation of a new privacy tribunal, and AI regulation.

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Ontario Ministry Of Government And Consumer Services Launches Consultation On Modernizing Ontario’s Privacy Protection Framework

IPilogue

On June 17, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) announced the launch of public consultation on the MGCS’ white paper, which outlines proposals for reforming Ontario’s privacy protection framework. . working with Ontario innovators to strengthen privacy protections.

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Safeguarding the Future at the Crossroads of Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Posing complicated issues on artificial intelligence, data privacy and intellectual property rights, the stakeholders need to come up with some outstanding approaches to ensure a safe environment for all the players involved. Symptoms of these privacy risks are as follows, have a direct impact on IPR.