OPC

Chris Prince

Conseiller en politiques/Strategic Policy Analyst, Legal Services Branch, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Chris Prince has been a Strategic Policy Analyst within the Legal Services Branch of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada since 2007. His focus has been privacy implications of national security programs, governance of surveillance practices, oversight and international law treating interception of private communications. He received his Master’s from McGill University’s School of Information Studies in 2001, with a thesis focusing on the evolution of information as a concept from the advent of telegraphy until the advent of the World Wide Web. He also holds an undergraduate in Contemporary Studies and English from the University of King’s College in 1997.

Chris Prince
Conseiller en politiques/Strategic Policy Analyst
Téléphone/Phone:  819-994-5914
Christopher.Prince@priv.gc.ca

Direction des politiques, de la recherche et des affaires parlementaires / Policy, Research and Parliamentary Affairs Directorate
Secteur des politiques et de la promotion / Policy and Promotion Sector
30, rue Victoria / 30 Victoria Street Gatineau (Québec) K1A 1H3

Funding awarded for 'Educational Media: Privacy in the Age of Big Data'

Congratulations to David Lyon, David Murakami Wood and sava saheli singh at the SSC on being awarded $70,000 from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) under its Contributions Program for the project titled 'Educational Media: Privacy in the Age of Big Data'. For more information see the OPC funding...

SSC Seminar Series: Drone Surveillance Research Group, Queen's University

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 12h30-14h00, Mac Corry D411
Drone Surveillance Research Group, SSC, Queen's University

Surveillance Drones in Canada

The proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) raises privacy concerns when used for surveillance purposes. The SSC is investigating UAVs in Canada to provide policy recommendations to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. The report examines historical development, privacy sensitive aspects, marketing by...