CALGARY, Alberta (PRWEB) January 06, 2023
Integrity Advocate has released its 2023 DCIA Compliance Brief. The purpose of this brief is to help organizations understand whether their proctoring solution meets DCIA standards and how Integrity Advocate meets the regulatory requirements.
The Digital Charter Implementation Act (DCIA) was proposed in November of 2020 as a federal Canadian law that governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by organizations. The intention of the Act is to modernize the framework for the protection of personal information in the private sector.
This legislation:
- increases control and transparency
- outlines the requirement for data deletion
- allows for the application of the strongest fines among G7 privacy laws.
What does the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 mean for Canadians?
Meaningful Consent Modernized consent rules would ensure that individuals have the plain-language information they need to make meaningful choices about the use of their personal information.
Data Mobility To further improve their control, individuals would have the right to direct the transfer of their personal information from one organization to another. For example, individuals could direct their bank to share their personal information with another financial institution.
Disposal of Personal Information and Withdrawal of Consent
The accessibility of information online makes it hard for individuals to control their online identity. The legislation would allow individuals to request that organizations dispose of personal information and, in most cases, permit individuals to withdraw consent for the use of their information.
Algorithmic Transparency:
The requirement for transparency relating to automated decision-making systems like algorithms and artificial intelligence. Businesses would have to be transparent about how they use such systems to make significant predictions, recommendations or decisions about individuals. Individuals would also have the right to request that businesses explain how a prediction, recommendation or decision was made by an automated decision-making system and explain how the information was obtained.
De-identified information:
The practice of removing direct identifiers (such as a name) from personal information is becoming increasingly common, but the rules that govern how this information is then used are not clear. The legislation will clarify that this information must be protected and that it can be used without an individual's consent only under certain circumstances.
The challenge to providing participation monitoring and proctoring services is to enable the best possible user experience while maintaining robust integrity controls, all while balancing the required (and necessary) privacy protection for learners.
Integrity Advocate's demonstrated compliance with DCIA allows for institutions to utilize our services with confidence that the intent of DCIA - the protection of personally identifiable information - has been met.
To access a copy of the Integrity Advocate DCIA brief go to https://www.integrityadvocate.com/blog/compliance-brief-dcia-and-integrity-advocate