CPI Talk - Ontario's Bill 194 and Forthcoming Changes to Provincial Cybersecurity and AI Governance
Thursday Dec. 5 from 2:30 - 4:00pm in SRADM EC5-1111 Enterprise Theatre , taking place in person.
Speaker: Christopher Parsons - Manager, Technology Policy at the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
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In this CPI Talk, Christopher Parsons will discuss:
Ontario's Bill 194 and Forthcoming Changes to Provincial Cybersecurity and AI Governance
Abstract:
On May 13, 2024, the Ontario government tabled Bill 194, Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024. Schedule 1 of the legislation would establish a series of regulation-making powers to govern cybersecurity, artificial intelligence technologies, and children's use of digital technologies. Schedule 2 would strengthen some privacy protections and modernize some of the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner’s (IPC) powers.
This talk focuses on the cybersecurity and artificial intelligence elements of Bill 194. It begins by explaining the intent, and contents, of the legislation. It then turns to the key recommendations the IPC has raised concerning the legislation. The talk concludes by discussing how the legislation may be leveraged in the future to govern AI technologies and to enhance cybersecurity protections that protect Ontarians' personal information.
Dr. Christopher Parsons is the Acting Director of Technology Policy at the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Formerly, he held the position of a Senior Research Associate at the Munk School’s Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, where his research focused on third-party access to telecommunications data, data privacy, data security, and national security. He holds a Ph.D in Political Science from the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria, and a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from the University of Guelph.