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.
"This ambitious reform initiative includes several significant improvements. 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.
Therrien said he's troubled by aspects of the bill that he said open the door to "new commercial uses of personal information without consent" by placing emphasis "on the importance of the use of personal information for economic activity."
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