On September 17, 2019, the Information Technology and
Intellectual Property Law section and the Privacy and Access to
Information Law section jointly presented Blockchain &
Artificial Intelligence Meet Privacy Law: An Interactive
Conversation on Strategizing for Clients. This important and timely
program discussed the trends, risks and strategies associated with
privacy considerations for blockchain and artificial
intelligence.
Usman Sheikh (Gowling WLG) gave an informative keynote address
about the intersection between blockchain and privacy legislation.
For example, he identified that one issue relating to the European
Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is how to
exercise the right to be forgotten when information on blockchains
is immutable. Similarly, he noted that the permanence of
information on a blockchain raises the issue of how individuals can
exercise their right to correct information under both the GDPR and
Canada’s Personal Information
