Privacy and Information Security news stories affecting Canada and the Fediverse.
The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. They say in a joint statement…
Canada needs to update its tools to protect privacy. Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has advice. http://t.co/dPWF2hJDm3 -> Canada Post makes an appeal… for junk mail? http://t.co/t3aRLzNKlG -> Serious Privacy Flaw…
Hate to nag, but #IAPP Toronto Symposium is offering free WiFi. Encryption free. No WPA2, no WPA… not even WEP? -> PIPEDA is not keeping up with today’s privacy protection…
International Data Protection Authorities Call for Action to …Government of Canada Newsroom (press release) – Ottawa,ON,Canada“Young people today are sophisticated users of the Internet, and they use this medium with…
Cdn. privacy watchdogs concerned about online child exploitationCanada.com – Don Mills,Ontario,CanadaChildren need better protection against personal and commercial exploitation online, federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners and ombudsmen … Ontario…
Privacy Commissioner’s 2007 Annual Report on PIPEDA to be TabledGovernment of Canada Newsroom (press release) – Ottawa,ON,CanadaOttawa, June 2, 2008 – The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2007 Annual Report on…