FIPA at VIPSS

March 11 to 13 sees FIPA at the 27th Annual Victoria International Privacy & Security Summit.

The theme of this year’s summit is, “Strategies for Public Sector Transformation in the New World of Artificial Intelligence”. This summit brings together visionaries, experts, and innovators to explore the intricate intersection of advanced artificial intelligence with critical privacy and security imperatives.

This year, our attendance is a bit different.

Visit the FIPA booth

FIPA will have a booth. We've opened the space to any of our advisors and longstanding partners in civil society who are in attendance. Be sure to pop by to speak with members of the FIPA team, including FIPA President Mike Larsen, Patrick Farnsworth from Access and Privacy Online, and FIPA Executive Director Jason Woywada.

FIPA is on a panel

Thursday March 13th sees Session 15C - Concurrent Panel: Children’s Privacy and Safety Regulation and Policy - What to Look Out For in 2025?

Children’s privacy and safety faces a pivotal year! Internationally we will see finalisation of critical regulatory guidance, online safety laws taking full effect, and enforcement action coming to conclusion. The US may move closer to legislation, court cases on social media and addiction will progress - and social media bans will be implemented in some jurisdictions. Many of these developments are in conflict; particularly the tensions between regulations banning social media and a privacy by design approach. What tangible protections and benefits will these developments deliver to children’s digital lives? What trends do we see in Canada? Panelists will discuss regulatory and policy work underway and share perspectives from commissioners, civil society and academics.

Moderator:

Elizabeth Denham
Chair, Jersey Data Protection Authority (JDPA); International Consultant, Baker McKenzie 

Panelists:

Suzie Dunn
Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University; Digitally Informed Youth: Digital Safety Project

Patricia Kosseim
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Jason Woywada
Executive Director, BC FIPA

We are supporting student attendees

FIPA is stepping up to make sure more students interested in privacy and cybersecurity get access to incredible learning opportunities like VIPSS.

We've pre-paid tickets for a number of secondary and post-secondary students (including articling law students) to attend.

If you meet those criteria or know someone who does, and are able to attend the conference in Victoria on March 11 to 13, please contact VIPSS organizers Carmel and Christine at Reboot Communications.com. Let them know you're interested in the FIPA student tickets and be sure to visit the FIPA booth.

We encourage students interested in privacy and cybersecurity studying law, public administration, political science, and journalism to attend.

As a part of FIPA's network, you can attend VIPSS with a discount

We hope to see you there!

An update before we go.

Last week, Bill 1 was introduced in Nova Scotia. The Bill reduces the powers of independent oversight in the Auditor General as well as limiting their release of information. It does this while simultaneously making it harder to gain access to government information.

Last week also saw an extraordinary step from the AG with the following release: Auditor General Requests Withdrawal of Proposed Changes to Auditor General Act.

FIPA reached out to OIPC Nova Scotia last week. Today, Tricia Ralph, Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia made the follwing call to action:

"The Commissioner requests that Bill 1 be withdrawn to allow for meaningful consultation with our office and with all stakeholders."

FIPA urges the withdrawl of Bill 1 as it attacks independent oversight,  accountability, transparency and access to information. We will continue monitoring developments.

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