SSHA responds to EHR criticism
InterGovWorld.com – Toronto,ON,Canada
Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) has hit back at criticism from Ontario’s Information Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian on the progress made so far …
32000 farmers data on stolen laptop
Winnipeg Free Press – Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
Earlier this week, privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart tabled her annual report on whether companies are complying with Canada’s Personal Information …
Report: Canadian data privacy a mess
United Press International – USA
In an annual report, Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said banks generated the most complaints — 105 of 350 — of alleged violations of Canada’s Personal …
Use of investigation firms sparks privacy complaints against insurers
Canadian Underwriter – Toronto,ON,Canada
“We understand there may be a need for covert collection of personal information where other less privacy-invasive efforts have failed,” Jennifer Stoddart, …
Biz told to mind your privacy
Edmonton Sun – Alberta, Canada
Jennifer Stoddart said around the world “there’s a call for mandatory data-breach reporting so that people can be aware of when their personal information …
Canadians believe personal data at risk
Reuters – USA
“Canadians are quite conscious and concerned about the situation,” said Jennifer Stoddart, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada who oversees compliance with …
Copyright reform bill appears to be in limbo
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
In January, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart also wrote to the government to say that copyright reform should not come at the expense of personal …
Canadian privacy officials take aim at commercial exploitation
Canada.com – Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
REGINA — Protecting the online privacy of Canadian youth is a monumental task in today’s high-tech, computer-savvy world. On Wednesday, Canada’s privacy …
Privacy chiefs seek better online protection for kids
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Canada’s privacy watchdogs are warning young people to protect their personal information online — and they are urging governments to help them. …
Canada’s privacy czars warn young surfers to be more careful on …
The Canadian Press – REGINA
REGINA — Canada’s privacy watchdogs want young people to be more aware of where their personal information goes when they punch it into websites such as …
Ontario Privacy Commissioner on Facebook’s friends list
ITBusiness.ca – Scarborough,Ontario,Canada
Even as Canada’s Privacy Commissioner is about to investigate a complaint about Facebook’s alleged breach of Canadian privacy law, Ontario’s Privacy …
Scientists use mobile phones to track human ‘migration’ patterns
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The researchers obtained the data from mobile phone networks, but did not have access to any individual’s identity, for privacy reasons. …
Privacy fear over networking profiles
Scotsman – United Kin
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ALMOST eight in ten internet users who are members of social networking sites would change the personal information they have put online if they believed it …
Google Under Fire Over Privacy Policy
Search Engine Journal – USA
Earlier this week, consumer groups requested that Google make its privacy policy more visible, making the argument that under California law the company is …
What ever happened to our privacy?
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
Am I living in a world where privacy doesn’t matter? One where my right to do what I want within legal boundaries is stymied by the incorrigible desire to …
Study tracking people via cell phone raises privacy issues
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
… remained within a 20-mile radius of their home over a six-month period, the study, nonetheless, raised privacy issues, according to a report in CNN. …
Campaigners call for Google privacy policy link
ZDNet UK – UK
A conglomerate of privacy groups has called for Google to link to its privacy policy from its homepage, claiming not to do so contravenes Californian law. …
Sharing medical information on Google Health a risk to privacy
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
LONDON: Sharing medical information on Web sites like Google Health may be problematic for people when it comes to their privacy, warn experts. …
Cellphone Tracking Study Shows We’re Creatures of Habit
New York Times – United States
The use of cellphones to track people, even anonymously, has implications for privacy that make this “a troubling study,” said Marc Rotenberg, …