Sign in

Sheila Taylor (Ergo)

@ergosheila.ca
16 followers 18 following 143 posts

Sheila Taylor is a well known consultant, educator, speaker and writer with 30 years of experience in the information management (IM) field.

PostsRepliesMedia
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 18/09/2026
"Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackers" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackers
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 15/08/2026
Already banned by the New York State court system, Meta glasses are now also banned from criminal, civil and family courts in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
Exclusive: Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 07/08/2026
Save Our Signs is "a crowdsourced project that aims to document every sign in the more than 400 national parks and historic sites across the country before the Trump administration removes them" www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
theguardian.com
The amateur archivists racing to save US history in national parks against Trump administration censorship
Save Our Signs aims to document every sign in the more than 400 national parks and historic sites across the country before the Trump administration removes them
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 16/07/2026
a very thorough comparison of two Canadian federal private-sector privacy bills: Bill C-36 (Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA)) which is the successor to Bill C-27 (Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA)) gowlingwlg.com/en-ca/insigh...
gowlingwlg.com
A Comparison of Bills C-36 (PPCDA) and C-27 (CPPA)
We provide a detailed, article-by-article comparison of the PPCDA and the CPPA, and is intended to help readers easily identify and understand what has changed between the two bills. Where applicable,...
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 22/06/2026
although it focuses on guidance from US regulators such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), this short article provides jurisdiction agnostic tips for managing the risks of ephemeral messaging www.globalrelay.com/resources/th...
globalrelay.com
Overcoming compliance risks of ephemeral messages
We explore the compliance implications of ephemeral messaging and outline practical steps to mitigate risk and meet regulatory obligations.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 22/06/2026
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study finds artificial intelligence (AI) may decrease our ability to discern misinformation and diminish our critical-thinking skills www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Over-reliance on chatbots can diminish critical-thinking skills, study finds
Depending on AI can also potentially decrease the ability to discern misinformation, research says
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 18/06/2026
"A University of Iowa-led research team is aiming to use AI to restore lost sections of ancient manuscripts, with support from a $500,000 grant from Schmidt Sciences, a philanthropic organization that funds unconventional scientific research" dailyiowan.com/2026/04/12/u...
dailyiowan.com
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 17/06/2026
"A high-ranking federal bureaucrat who was publicly accused of improperly deleting records related to the procurement of Ottawa’s costly and controversial ArriveCan app has been cleared of wrongdoing in a probe by the Information Commissioner" www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
Federal bureaucrat cleared over alleged improper deletion of ArriveCan records
Information commissioner finds Minh Doan’s files had been unintentionally corrupted, not destroyed
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 03/06/2026
none of the Northwest Territories' 33 community governments have become subject to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
N.W.T. municipalities still not subject to access to information law 5 years after MLAs passed changes | CBC News
Amendments to add N.W.T. municipalities to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA) passed in July 2021. Nearly five years later, residents still can't file requests for inform...
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 02/06/2026
The Data Rescue project is “a grassroots network of more than 800 people around the world who spend up to 40 hours a week painstakingly archiving the US government’s digital footprint in their spare time” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted
Group has banded together to rescue data as Trump administration has removed or altered data on climate change, reproductive health, LGBTQ+ people and more
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 01/06/2026
First it was the Region of Halton, now it’s the County of Dufferin – the County of Dufferin archives program and museum are under threat archivists.ca/Latest-News-...
archivists.ca
Association of Canadian Archivists - ACA Raises Concerns About Proposed Changes to the Museum of Dufferin and Dufferin County Archives
ORG description
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 28/05/2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) and archival records: "General-purpose AI models are not perfect readers of every handwritten page, but they are now suddenly good enough to change what archives can do" spectrum.ieee.org/ai-handwriti...
spectrum.ieee.org
General AI Outruns Specialized Tools at Transcribing Handwriting
General-purpose chatbots are now outperforming specialized options
020
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 13/05/2026
an interesting read ... the Ontario Auditor General's report on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the Ontario Public Service (OPS) www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/s...
auditor.on.ca
Office of the Auditor General of Ontario
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 06/05/2026
3 year investigation reveals ChatGPT collected personal information about Canadians without their consent www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 07/04/2026
Public engagement on the 2025 review of the Canadian federal #AccessToInformation Act will end on June 15, 2026 - visit this website for more info www.canada.ca/en/treasury-...
canada.ca
2025 review of the Access to Information Act - Canada.ca
000
Reposted by Sheila Taylor (Ergo)
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario @ipcontario.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The government says proposed changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) will modernize the law, protect privacy, and enhance security. The facts tell a different story. Read the full statement: www.ipc.on.ca/en/media-cen...
167
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 17/03/2026
"The Arctic World Archive (AWA) is a data storage unit where organisations and individuals can deposit records kept on specialist digitised film called Piql that lasts up to 2,000 years" www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
theguardian.com
‘The world’s memory’: why Nigeria is burying its history under a mountain in Svalbard
It is the first African country to deposit data in the Arctic World Archive, a storage facility designed to protect records of everything from cultural practices to historical events
001
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 17/03/2026
"Friday’s surprise announcement to amend FIPPA is not about modernization. It’s about diminishing Ontarians’ privacy and access rights and weakening government’s accountability to the people they serve" says Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Ontario steps back into the information dark ages
The Ford government’s efforts to ‘modernize’ the province’s freedom of information laws just eviscerates public accountability
010
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 13/03/2026
how will the proposed FIPPA changes "boost transparency, cut red tape and modernize a system created long before the use of cellphones and other devices" and "strengthen cybersecurity, protect cabinet confidentiality and ensure responsible modern governance"? www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
thestar.com
Doug Ford is changing a law to shield politicians from scrutiny
The changes will be introduced after the legislature resumes on March 23.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 20/02/2026
the goal of this project to be completed in March was to "increase the discoverability of archival documents related to the federal Indian day schools system and its legacy" www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
cbc.ca
Library and Archives Canada wraps up digitization of 6 million Indian day school records | CBC News
Library and Archives Canada is wrapping up one of its largest digitization projects after processing roughly six million federal Indian day school records.
010
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 18/02/2026
an interesting development ... "experts at Microsoft in Cambridge say they have refined a method for long-term data storage based on glass" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Stone, parchment or laser-written glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data
Hard disks and magnetic tape have a limited lifespan, but glass storage developed by Microsoft could last millennia
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 06/02/2026
former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's archival collection is the "largest digital archive acquisition ever undertaken by Library and Archives Canada" www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/harpe...
thecanadianpressnews.ca
Harper's archival collection includes one million photos, a quilt and a hockey card
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper has officially launched his archival collection, which includes more than a million photos, a quilt and a hockey card.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 04/02/2026
what's artificial intelligence (AI) sovereignty? the federal government's Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy and its Digital Sovereignty Framework? and do any Canadian laws apply to AI or data residency? www.blakes.com/insights/ai-...
blakes.com
AI Sovereignty: What Canadian Businesses Need to Know | Blakes
Understand AI sovereignty as an emerging priority for the Canadian government, with new federal strategies shaping the use and development of AI in Canada.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 27/01/2026
Treasury Board prepared - but hasn't publicly released - a draft discussion paper. "Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and ... could even make things worse" www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
ctvnews.ca
Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform
Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and that it could even make things worse.
010
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 26/01/2026
Parks Canada to decommission the Canadian Register of Historical Places: its "an online searchable database of historic places in Canada which have been formally recognized for their heritage value by federal, provincial, municipal or territorial authorities" nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stori...
nationaltrustcanada.ca
Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down - National Trust for Canada
The Canadian Register of Historic Places, better known as the historicplaces.ca website, is coming down. Parks Canada announced in late...
010
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 26/01/2026
making the case for Canadian digital sovereignty: "a call to ensure that Canadian-to-Canadian internet traffic doesn’t needlessly detour through the U.S., when there are technical alternatives that can keep it in the country." www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Your e-mail to your co-worker might pass through the U.S. before returning
Route of internet traffic matters amid trade friction and geopolitical competition
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 20/01/2026
"Numerous Ontarians have reported being recorded without their consent by smart glasses after discovering videos of themselves online" www.thestar.com/business/tec...
thestar.com
Can someone wearing Meta Glasses record you without consent? What the rise of smart glasses mean for your privacy
Numerous Ontarians have reported being recorded without their consent by smart glasses. Is this even legal in Ontario?
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 16/12/2025
Hudson's Bay charter to remain in Canada 👏 as "The Thomson and Weston families made an uncontested $18-million bid for the 1670 document through their holding companies and will donate it to a group of four museums" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Thomson, Weston families win Hudson's Bay charter auction with sole bid | CBC News
The Hudson's Bay Company has chosen the new owners of the royal charter that created the company more than 350 years ago.
010
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 16/12/2025
Halton Region still isn't listening: " the move threatens Halton’s collective history, ignores professional museum standards and places unrealistic burdens on local museums that lack space, funding and staff to take in the material" www.haltonhillstoday.ca/local-news/o...
haltonhillstoday.ca
Outcry renewed as Halton moves to dismantle heritage services
Experts warn plan to move thousands of artifacts could jeopardize history and strain local museums
010
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 25/11/2025
AI false citations (aka AI "hallucinations") in two Deloitte consulting reports www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/del...
thecanadianpressnews.ca
Deloitte report for Newfoundland government found to have apparently false citations
ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government has asked Deloitte to check its work after the company submitted a report containing erroneous citations.
010
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 25/11/2025
have you ever wondered about the services and collections at the Legislative Library of Ontario (aka the Queen's Park Library)? www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
thestar.com
‘We collect the record of government’: How the Legislative Library serves Queen’s Park
This library survived a fire and holds a book printed before Columbus landed in North America. The Star took a deep dive into the stacks of the library’s rare book
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 15/11/2025
kudos to the Weston and Thomson families for the joint bid and fingers crossed their bid wins, lest this important piece of Canadian history ends up in a private (non-Canadian?) collection www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
theglobeandmail.com
Thomson and Weston families submit $18-million joint bid for Hudson’s Bay charter
If successful, the bid would see document shared by four museums and archives
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 03/11/2025
re: Government of Canada's digital sovereignty, "Ottawa can’t maintain full control over its data if its data storage supplier is subject to the laws of another country" www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
thestar.com
Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns
OTTAWA - A new government white paper on digital sovereignty says Ottawa can’t maintain full control over its data if its data storage supplier is subject to the laws of
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 03/11/2025
Government of Canada (GC) just released a white paper examining "the legal, security, privacy, workforce, and supply chain factors that influence the GC’s ability to maintain digital sovereignty" www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
canada.ca
Digital Sovereignty: A Framework to improve digital readiness of the Government of Canada - Canada.ca
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 24/10/2025
Includes a link to the free standard. And check out the website of the Digital Governance Council for more Canadian resources. dgc-cgn.org/maintaining-...
dgc-cgn.org
Maintaining the Standard for Privacy Protection in Canada, Reaffirmation of CAN/DGSI 109-2: 2025 - Digital Governance Council
The Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) is proud to announce the reaffirmation of the CAN/DGSI 109-2: 2025, Privacy – Part […]
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 21/10/2025
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)' Electronic Messaging Compliance Assessment Toolkit assists "stakeholders who make decisions about the procurement, use, management, and maintenance of electronic messaging applications, tools, or systems" www.archives.gov/records-mgmt...
archives.gov
AC 35.2025
Date: September 29, 2025 Memorandum to Federal Records Management Contacts: Release of Electronic Messaging Compliance Assessment Toolkit I am pleased to announce the release of the Electronic Messagi...
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 21/10/2025
"To celebrate the 10th anniversary, the region is launching its online presence at york.ca/History, making it much easier to request appointments to access records" www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re...
york.ca
Historical Archives
Before its official formation, York Region was a collection of independent rural communities with deep Indigenous roots and a strong agricultural economy. These communities operated with local governa...
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 16/10/2025
commentary on (& link to) an AI use guideline for CDN federally regulated financial institutions www.blakes.com/insights/osf...
blakes.com
OSFI Releases Final Guideline E-23 for Model Risk Management and AI Use by Federally Regulated Finan | Blakes
OSFI’s releases its final guideline for AI model use by financial institutions, effective May 2027.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 16/10/2025
commentary on (& link to findings) the investigation by Canada’s federal & provincial privacy regulators in Quebec, BC, & Alberta into TikTok for non-compliance with CDN privacy laws + a self-assessment checklist for translating key takeaways into actionable guidance gowlingwlg.com/en-ca/insigh...
gowlingwlg.com
Actionable insights from the joint investigation of TikTok by Canadian privacy regulators: A practical checklist for organizations
Canadian privacy regulators have released their joint findings on TikTok—but the implications reach far beyond one platform.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 29/09/2025
"Canada’s freedom of information watchdog has accused Ottawa of maintaining a culture of secrecy, saying some federal departments are abusing exemptions to Canada’s access-to-information law as an excuse to withhold documents" www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
theglobeandmail.com
Ottawa abusing access to information law to avoid releasing documents, watchdog says
The Information Commissioner is calling on the government to stop relying on legal exemptions she says are overused
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 25/09/2025
this auction does NOT include the 1670 royal charter. a separate court hearing this month will address holding an auction for the charter. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
theglobeandmail.com
Court approves auction of Hudson’s Bay memorabilia and art collection
The process does not include the company’s 1670 royal charter
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 16/09/2025
"Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins has set the regulator on a course toward crypto with its early ‘Spring 2025’ statement, including proposals to bring crypto under the scope of existing recordkeeping regulations" www.globalrelay.com/resources/th...
globalrelay.com
SEC proposes crypto recordkeeping requirements
The SEC's "Spring 2025" regulatory agenda has suggested expanding Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 to include crypto recordkeeping requirements.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 12/09/2025
ICYMI - AIIM and IRMS (Information and Records Management Society) announced a formal collaboration officially launching on Oct. 16/25 in London, England info.aiim.org/irms-and-aii...
info.aiim.org
IRMS and AIIM Announce Formal Collaboration to Advance Information Management Excellence
IRMS and AIIM announce a collaboration to enhance information management through professional development, launching with the AI+IM Regional Exchange on October 16, 2025, in London.
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 12/09/2025
hot of the press, including link to the free standard! "This [revised] National Standard of Canada defines the qualifications and core competencies required of privacy professionals and reflects Canada’s ongoing commitment to building trusted digital environments" dgc-cgn.org/setting-the-...
dgc-cgn.org
Setting the Standard for Privacy Expertise in Canada: Revised CAN/DGSI 109-1 Now Published - Digital Governance Council
The Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) announces the publication of the revised CAN/DGSI 109-1: Privacy – Part 1: Qualification and […]
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 09/09/2025
save the date! post includes a link to monitor for World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD2025) program details in the future www.dpconline.org/news/save-th...
dpconline.org
World Digital Preservation Day 2025 is Coming! Let's Celebrate on Thursday November 6th, 2025! - Digital Preservation Coalition
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 09/09/2025
City of Thunder Bay's archives & record centre to expand www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/c...
tbnewswatch.com
City archives building to be expanded
Read the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 08/09/2025
the full description & registration link for my Sept. 17 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘐𝘔 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 webinar for the ARMA Greater Kansas City Chapter is now posted in the ARMA community community.arma.org/browse/recen...
community.arma.org
ARMA Greater Kansas City Chapter: September Education Session: Measuring RIM Performance
Measuring RIM Performance Implementing a strategic plan provides direction and moment
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 08/09/2025
"The OPC concluded that the harms to the complainant's safety and dignity from displaying the articles in question outweighed the limited public interest in being able to access those articles through a search for the complainant's name" www.bennettjones.com/Blogs-Sectio...
bennettjones.com
Right to Have Your Information De-Listed? The Federal Privacy Commissioner Issues Decision | Bennett Jones
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) issued its <a rel=noopener noreferrer rel=noopener noreferrer href=https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/investigations/investigati...
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 05/09/2025
helpful commentary, including a link to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Guidance for Processing Biometrics – For Businesses www.dlapiper.com/en-ca/insigh...
dlapiper.com
Navigating biometrics under PIPEDA: OPC's new guidance raises the bar | DLA Piper
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released its anticipated Guidance for Processing Biometrics – For Businesses. While the Guidance does not change the law under the Personal Informa...
000
Sheila Taylor (Ergo) @ergosheila.ca · 03/09/2025
good overview of the recommendations to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) use. visit the What's New section of OIPC website to access the report. www.bennettjones.com/Blogs-Sectio...
bennettjones.com
Alberta OIPC Issues Report Regarding Responsible AI Governance | Bennett Jones
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (the OIPC) recently issued a report (the Report) summarizing the OIPC's recommendations for a framework to regulate the use of
010