Julie Miville-Dechêne Opposes Your Freedom

Don’t let the bill’s title fool you from the contents of the text.

https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/s-209

We’ll see how it plays out but I am at least heartened by sections e and f.

Age-verification and age-estimation methods

(2) Before prescribing any age-verification or age-estimation method under paragraph (1)‍(b), the Governor in Council must ensure that the method

(c) maintains user privacy and protects user personal information;

(d) collects and uses personal information solely for age-verification or age-estimation purposes, except to the extent required by law;

(e)  limits the collection of personal information to what is strictly necessary for the age verification or age estimation ;

(f)  destroys any personal information collected for age-verification or age-estimation purposes once the verification or estimation is completed ; and

(g) generally complies with best practices in the fields of age verification and age estimation, as well as privacy protection.

“Oopsie woopsie we forgor to delete and it wasn’t secure so now everyone’s ids are compromised uwu.”