23andMe to pay US$30 million in data breach settlement
23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million…
Saskatoon police caught snooping investigation records for personal reasons
Three Saskatoon police officers were caught snooping on nine people’s private information from investigation records for personal reasons, according to the Saskatchewan privacy commissioner. In a report released this month,…
How To Check for Hidden Cameras in an Airbnb
Are you worried about being recorded while you stay at an Airbnb? You’re not alone. After all, you’re trusting your security to people you’ve never met. Airbnb’s policy does not…
35,000 complaints about hidden cameras in Airbnb properties
A previously unreported lawsuit regarding hidden cameras in Airbnb properties reveals that the company generated 35,000 support tickets by customers complaining about surveillance devices. Thousands of images have been recovered…
B.C. nurse suspended for snooping patient records
A nurse in Metro Vancouver has been suspended for two weeks and ordered to take remedial education after she accessed the personal health records of several people for no work-related…
Roll20, an online tabletop role-playing game platform, discloses data breach
The popular online tabletop and role-playing game platform Roll20 announced on Wednesday that it had suffered a data breach, which exposed some users’ personal information. In a post published on…