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,…
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has made recommendations to strengthen Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, in order to better protect electors’ personal information. Commissioner…
Public likes on X, formerly known as Twitter, established a public record of every user’s interests and interactions, but were also an occasional source of trouble for politicians, celebrities and…
13,000 accounts were compromised in the Wyze hack. About 1,500 users viewed images and videos from other Wyze cameras. https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sci-tech/that-security-camera-and-smart-doorbell-you-re-using-may-have-some-major-security-flaws-1.6801541 #privacy #hack #surveillance via Mastodon
Ontario doctor suspended for snooping patient records https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-doctor-suspended-after-accessing-medical-records-of-20-patients-he-wasn-t-authorized-to-see-tribunal-1.6789655 #privacy #breach #ethics from Canadian Privacy via Mastodon
The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing Up—And They’re Horrified How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums? https://trl.ca/2zy #privacy #SocialMedia – Canadian Privacy :verified: (canadianprivacy) May…