Privacy bill would give Canadians right to request companies delete AI deepfakes

The federal Liberal government has introduced a new piece of legislation it says will tighten privacy rules and regulations for companies handling Canadians’ data.

Bill C-36, dubbed the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, would give Canadians the right to request that their personal information is deleted, though there would be some exceptions that would allow a company to deny such a request.

“Our primary purpose here is to give control back to Canadians over their own personal information and to require by law — with enforcement — that companies treat the information very sensitively,” Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon told reporters Monday on Parliament Hill.

Government officials briefing reporters on the legislation said it would cover any company that has a “substantial connection” to Canada.

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