Privacy and Information Security news stories affecting Canada and the Fediverse.
Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner says she has significant concerns about two bills tabled by the government earlier this month. The bills amend existing access to information and privacy rules,…
As officials with the Calgary Public Library (CPL) prepare to reopen locations on Wednesday, many questions about the cyber security breach that closed them remain unanswered. Though officials said early…
Cory Doctorow — Data protection in the EU: the certainty of uncertainty. http://t.co/hunqD8Oujw -> Canada Revenue Agency mails private records to wrong person. http://t.co/jgvcQvV1aV -> Liberals, Greens demand information reforms…
Rob Ford gets stern letter from Ontario Privacy Commissioner about destroyed records. http://t.co/Xb2XDcVWBi -> Leaky Apps Raise Privacy Concerns in This Week’s Dangerous Android Apps. http://t.co/NlPUqFNNeZ -> Bar groups rally…
The genome hacker: Yaniv Erlich shows how research participants can be identified from ‘anonymous’ DNA. http://trl.ca/62 German court says ‘Nein’ to Apple’s ‘global consent’ on Fanbois’ privacy. http://trl.ca/67 Canadian federal…
SpiderOak unveils Hive, a streamlined file service with ‘100-percent’ privacy. http://t.co/2um4vXA4qP -> Apple’s privacy policy violates German data protection law: Berlin court. http://t.co/cStLRhS0zq -> Facebook pokes Manitoba – Social-media giant…