Privacy AND security
Watching the twin towers collapse, Dr. Ann Cavoukian knew immediately our world would never be the same and that privacy would be turfed in the name of security.
A decade later, with concern mounting that our politicians and lawmakers have gone too far in chipping away at our civil liberties, Ontario's information and privacy commissioner believes it's time to switch gears and adopt a new way of thinking.
"We need to give up this idea that it's a balancing act, security versus privacy," Cavoukian said. "Why can't we have privacy and security?" She said it's clear "the pendulum has begun to swing back" as people are realizing they don't want to live in a society that focuses only on security.
"Privacy forms the basis of our freedom," Cavoukian said. "So it can't be one or the other, it has to be both." Privacy at its heart is about "user control," so it's "critical" that individuals be allowed to decide how their personal information is used, she said.
"Privacy should be automatic," Cavoukian said, adding it must be embedded in our security systems.
The "privacy by design" idea became an international standard last year and the City of Toronto has done "a fantastic job" adopting it. "Privacy does not equal secrecy," Cavoukian said. "Freedom means you provide the information that's required, but beyond that it's up to the individual to decide."
Cavoukian said this new way of thinking will enable governments to regain the trust of citizens. "We live in a beautiful, free society," she said. "We have to do all we can to keep it that way."
- Chris Doucette (THE SUNDAY SUN, September 11, 2011).
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