Mar 07 2024
As in every other aspect of our lives, artificial intelligence (AI) is finding its way onto university and college campuses across Ontario. Given the rapid advancements of AI, this shouldn’t surprise us. Still, it does, time and again. It’s a sad reflection of the opaque veneer often associat...
Feb 01 2024
On January 24, 2024, the IPC had the pleasure of hosting Ontarians to a public event in celebration of Data Privacy Day. The theme was Modern Government: Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector. If you weren’t able to attend in person or online, the webcast is available here on our YouTube...
Dec 19 2023
With the rise of ChatGPT, personalized real-time chatbots, and other rapid-fire advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), it is increasingly hard to tell the difference between what’s real and not real.
As AI becomes more common, it appears many of us are searching for meaning when it comes...
Oct 20 2023
Guest blog by Commissioner Kosseim for MediaSmarts in recognition of Media Literacy Week
Young people today love going online. Whether it’s for educational purposes, social networking or gaming — there is always something new and exciting to see and do. With every click, they explore new h...
Sep 20 2023
For a topic that doesn’t often get as much media attention as its privacy counterpart, access to information has been making a lot more headlines this year. Many are urging the government to improve access to information legislation, and some are even taking it a step further — calling for a ...
Aug 16 2023
The digital landscape has become an inseparable part of children and youth’s lives, offering boundless opportunities for learning, connecting, and having fun. However, amid this abundance of technology, young people don’t always see the far-reaching implications of their online activities...
Jun 29 2023
Guest blog by Teresa Scassa
From September 2022 until the end of June 2023, I had the privilege of being the first Scholar-in-Residence at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). My goal was to learn more about privacy and access issues from a regulator’s perspe...
May 18 2023
Last fall, my office issued a Transparency Challenge. We called on Ontario’s public institutions to share their best and brightest projects or programs that demonstrate a real commitment to government transparency and show how open data can have tangible benefits for the day to day lives of Ont...
Feb 01 2023
On the occasion of Data Privacy Day 2023, our office hosted an event on the theme of Building Trust in Digital Health Care.
Nearly three years of pandemic conditions, overburdened emergency rooms, sparse access to primary care, and an exhausted healthcare workforce have worn the country thin. Ont...
Jan 12 2023
Every January 1, my family and I take turns going around the dinner table revealing our new year’s resolutions. Typically, these are well-intended aspirations to try and improve ourselves and the world around us in some small way. We write them out on a piece of paper and discuss how we will ho...