Canadian News — PM Update
Watchdog Drops Probe of Rosh Hashanah Cards
580 CFRA Radio – Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Jennifer Stoddart has dropped an investigation into complaints Prime Minister Stephen Harper mailed out unsolicited Rosh Hashanah greeting cards, …
Privacy czar drops Rosh Hashanah inquiry but plans to examine …
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA
But Jennifer Stoddart says she’s launching a broader examination of the way parties handle personal data and plans to make recommendations for reforms to …
Privacy Commissioner Seeks Feedback on Implications of Using RFID …
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release) – Ottawa,ON,Canada
OTTAWA, March 4, 2008 —The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, issued a call today for feedback to enrich the debate on the use of radio …
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Orders Bar to Stop Scanning IDs
Wired News – USA
By Kim Zetter March 05, 2008 | 7:45:09 PM Categories: Privacy It’s taken two and a half years to get a ruling but the privacy commissioner in Alberta, …
Unlisted number fails to protect Bell customer’s privacy
Ottawa Citizen – Ontario, Canada
A former investigator and security professional was shocked to discover his unlisted Bell phone number doesn’t protect his privacy after all. …
World / Internet News
Hospital IDs focus of privacy debate
Computerworld New Zealand – Auckland,New Zealand
With the renewed focus on privacy in both New Zealand and Australia, Melbourne-based health software company TrakHealth has had to defend the approach it …
FBI admits more privacy violation
Xinhua – China
Mueller said, for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, that breaches of privacy in counter-terror investigations, which were known to …
FBI chief: Report will confirm privacy violations
USA Today – USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Robert Mueller says an upcoming Justice Department report will show the bureau improperly used national security letters to …
Precious, yes, but privacy also demands a dose of sense
The Virginian-Pilot – Norfolk,VA,USA
HIPAA – the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – is the government’s ham-handed effort to safeguard our medical privacy. …
More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed
The Associated Press –
The privacy abuse “predates the reforms we now have in place,” he said. “We are committed to ensuring that we not only get this right, but maintain the …
Gateway reviews must look at privacy, says Information Commissioner
Computing – London,UK
The government is in talks with the personal information watchdog over plans to assess the privacy implications of public sector IT projects before they are …
More FBI privacy violations confirmed
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
This is the fourth straight year of privacy abuses resulting from investigations aimed at tracking terrorists and spies. FBI Director Robert Mueller said …