privacydocs.github.io

Privacy Docs

About

This project seeks to develop a quick-reference library of privacy legislation and associated guidance provided by regulators. It is very much a work-in-progress. As the library's curator is (i) Canadian and (ii) an Anglophone, resources will tend to be in English and may be more expansive with respect to Canadian jurisdictions.

Legislation

• Canada
• United States
• Latin America
• Caribbean
• Europe (to come)
• Asia (to come)
• Africa (to come)
• Oceania (to come)

Topic Pages

• Assessments
• Biometrics
• Facial Recognition
• Genetics
• Deidentification

Topic pages to be added in the coming weeks include:

• Accountability
• Artificial Intelligence
• Dark Patterns
• 'Data for Good', public interest uses, re-use for research, etc.
• Synthetic Data, other Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
• Health
• Internet of Things
• Youth

In addition to more resources, future areas of expansion may include:

• Inclusion of key regulatory and judicial decisions
• Inclusion of resources from other sources, such compliance frameworks developed by associations or not-for-profits
• Improved design and searchability

To suggest new topics, identify additional resources, report broken links, etc., please contact vance at datapolicy.ca

Last updated: October 24, 2021