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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published a blog post covering specific workplace privacy tips gleaned from its recent guidelines on the topic. According to the OPC, practical recommendations to "to create an organizational culture of privacy" include regulatory knowledge, data mapping, privacy impact assessments and more.Full story

The Washington Post reports companies are using artificial intelligence tools and apps in the workplace to improve employee skills, well-being and connectivity. But some employees are concerned about data collection and privacy. Brookings Institution Center for Technology Innovation Senior Fellow Darrell West said disclosure is "the most important thing." He said, "People need to know how they're being monitored."Full story

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office published a warning on the dangers of new neurotechnologies and is creating guidance for developers as it anticipates technology used to monitor neurodata will "become widespread over the next decade." Executive Director of Regulatory Risk Stephen Almond said, "Neurotechnology collects intimate personal information that people are often not aware of, including emotions and complex behaviour.

Ten years after his revelations, Edward Snowden said when compared to government capabilities today, the U.K. and U.S. surveillance he revealed in 2013 "seems like child's play," The Irish Times reports. "Technology has grown to be enormously influential," Snowden said, raising concerns about video surveillance, facial recognition and artificial intelligence. "We trusted the government not to screw us. But they did. We trusted the tech companies not to take advantage of us. But they did.