B.C. privacy commissioner's office cites its jurisdiction under provincial privacy law
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British ColumbiaProvincial information and privacy oversight office
The commissioner's office says it has jurisdiction over organizations that collect, use and disclose the personal information of people in British Columbia, and that it issued the September order compelling OpenAI to produce information using its authorities under the Personal Information Protection Act.
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B.C.'s Personal Information Protection Act authorizes the commissioner's order compelling OpenAI to produce the information sought in its investigation.
“the OIPC has jurisdiction over organizations that collect, use and disclose the personal information of people living in British Columbia.”
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OpenAI challenges B.C. privacy commissioner's Tumbler Ridge production order and investigation
OpenAI has petitioned B.C. Supreme Court for judicial review of the provincial privacy commissioner's production order and to challenge the related investigation, which concerns OpenAI's use of personal information in connection with the Tumbler Ridge shooting. Reports quoting the petition say OpenAI argues the order and investigation exceed the commissioner's legal authority. The commissioner's office says B.C.'s Personal Information Protection Act gives it jurisdiction over organizations handling the personal information of people in the province, and describes the steps that led to the order.
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The office explains the scope of the investigation and the sequence leading to the production order.
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The office says OpenAI challenged its production order the previous day and that, because of the sensitive subject matter, it is limiting what it discloses publicly.
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The office adds that organizations need legal authorization to collect, use or disclose information about people in B.C., then describes the investigation's focus and the steps that led to the September order. It says it will provide no further information while the matter is before the courts and the investigation is active.
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The case-level conduct is the commissioner's investigation and production order. The release supports that conduct by asserting the office's statutory jurisdiction, explaining the investigation's purpose and stating that the order was issued under the act after OpenAI said it would provide the information only through a legal proceeding. It does not address OpenAI's specific objections.
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