Minister of AI Evan Solomon says a new privacy bill tabled by the federal government will safeguard digital data, counter AI deepfakes, guard Canadians from surveillance pricing at grocery stores, and require stronger protections from companies who collect and use the data of minors.
The proposed legislation, entitled the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, was tabled June 15 as Bill C-36.
The new bill comes just days after the Liberal government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which proposes to ban social media accounts for minors under 16 and enforce stricter safety rules on social media and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot platforms….