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ARTICLE · 28 JUNE 2023

Generating Information With AI May Be Considered A Collection Of Personal Information Under Privacy Law

On November 9, 2022,Quebec's privacy regulator, the Commission d'accès à l'information (the "CAI"), concluded an investigation under the Act Respecting Access To Documents Held By Public Bodies...

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On November 9, 2022,Quebec's privacy regulator, the Commission d'accès à l'information (the "CAI"), concluded an investigation under the Act Respecting Access To Documents Held By Public Bodies And The Protection Of Personal Information (the "Public Sector Act") into a school board's ("School Board") use of algorithmic technology to identify grade-six students at risk of dropping out of school ("Tool").

The CAI's findings and order (Enquête concernant le Centre de services scolaire du- Val- des- Cerfs (anciennement Commission scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs), the "Decision") will be of particular interest to organizations dealing with de-identified or anonymized personal information, as well as those developing or adopting technology involving predictive analytics.

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