The commissioner wants companies to specifically highlight if data is crossing borders when asking consumers to sign terms of service agreements. The commissioner is conducting consultations on transborder data flows, and is asking stakeholders a number of questions, including whether they think people should be told the country their data will be sent to and which third parties will have access to it. Responses are due by June 4. (The Logic)

Talking point: Tech companies have fought back against similar consent provisions in other countries. Disclosing which countries data is going to can reveal valuable information about where companies do business, and having to disclose third party contractors could reveal embarrassing relationships—like Facebook giving the Royal Bank of Canada access to its data. The fight over transborder data flows in Canada has largely been fought behind the scenes, with large tech companies seeking to avoid regulation, and privacy activists and certain MPs—including the House of Commons Ethics Committee—calling for more. The federal government has repeatedly said it is considering regulating tech giants, but has not passed new laws, and it’s running out of time to do so before the fall election. The privacy commissioner can act without new legislation being passed, but has limited enforcement powers.