Earlier this week the Intelligence Commissioner (IC) appeared in Bill C-26, along with federal Privacy Commissioner. The bill is intended to enhance the #cybersecurity requirements that #criticalinfrastructure providers must adopt. The IC’s remarks are now public: www.canada.ca/en/intellige... - ThreadSky

christopher-parsons.com • 101 days ago

Earlier this week the Intelligence Commissioner (IC) appeared in Bill C-26, along with federal Privacy Commissioner. The bill is intended to enhance the #cybersecurity requirements that #criticalinfrastructure providers must adopt.

The IC’s remarks are now public: https://www.canada.ca/en/intelligence-commissioner/remarkstothestandingsenatecommitteeonnationalsecuritydefenceandveteransaffairs.html

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rondeibert.bsky.social•101 days ago

"The glaring absentee in these situations is the Canadian public. It’s Canadians’ personal information that could be collected."

christopher-parsons.com•100 days ago

Hopefully the Senators will consider his words, as well as those of the Privacy Commissioner’s and civil society.

It is notable that all are broadly aligned in the top level concerns, and also the privacy commissioners in Canada may be coming towards common positions on cyber security policy.

christopher-parsons.com•100 days ago

(That commonality seen in the positions adopted be the federal office in their remarks, and the Ontario office’s written submissions of Bill 194 earlier this year. Our comments available at: https://www.ipc.on.ca/en/resources/ipc-comments-bill-194-strengthening-cyber-security-and-building-trust-public-sector-act)

christopher-parsons.com•101 days ago

He made four very notable comments in his opening remarks:

christopher-parsons.com•101 days ago

1. The IC warned that the proposed amendments to the Telecom Act would allow the minister to essentially compel the production of any information in support of orders. This information could include personal information – which under broad exceptions, could then be widely disclosed.

christopher-parsons.com•101 days ago

2. Part 2 allows for the regulators to carry out the equivalent of unwarranted searches – where again, personal information could be collected.

christopher-parsons.com•101 days ago

3. The CSE will play a vital role and will be the holder of this information, in a technological form or otherwise, which will contain elements for which we have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

christopher-parsons.com•101 days ago

4. In light of the invasive nature of the Bill, he asserted that it is important that meaningful safeguards be part of the legislation so that Canadians have confidence in the cybersecurity system.

christopher-parsons.com•101 days ago

This is a clear warning to senators about the potential implications of the legislation. It will be interesting to see how they respond.

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