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b'The House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics spent much of February conducting a\\xa0study on the collection and use of mobility data by the Government of Canada. The study stems from\\xa0reports\\xa0that the Public Health Agency of Canada worked with Telus and BlueDot, an AI firm, to identify COVID-19 trends based on mobility data with questions about whether there was appropriate disclosures, transparency and consent from the millions of Canadians whose data may have been collected. I appeared before the committee toward the end of the study, emphasizing that while the activities were arguably legal, something still does not sit right with many Canadians. This week\\u2019s Law Bytes podcast goes inside the hearing room for my appearance, where I made the case that Canada\\u2019s outdated privacy laws are no longer fit for purpose.\\nThe podcast can be downloaded here, accessed on YouTube, and is embedded below. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.\\n\\nCredits:\\nGlobal News, Privacy Watchdog Investigates PHAC\\u2019s Use of Canadians\\u2019 Cellphone Location Data'