Sunday, September 27, 2009

Privacy Commissioner releases study of six social networking sites

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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has posted a study of the privacy practices of six social networking sites. The report was written by Jen...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

Nova Scotia significantly amends public sector privacy law

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Nova Scotia has just given the privacy provisions of FOIPOP some teeth with the passage of the Privacy Review Officer Act : New Privacy Act...

Privacy Commissioner to look into pollster's use of gun registry info

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There is a fuss brewing in some circles about the RCMP hiring a polling firm to survey gun owners about the national firearms registry. The ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Facebook shuts down Beacon marketing tool

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As part of a settlement of a large class-action lawsuit in California, Facebook has agreed to completely shut down its "Beacon" fe...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Guilty plea in TJX and Heartland data breach cases

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A guilty plea in the massive TJX and Heartland Payment Systems data breaches: Gonzalez pleads guilty to TJX, other data heists - Network Wor...
Friday, September 11, 2009

CATSA orders invasive body scanners for Canadian airports

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According to the Edmonton Sun, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is ordering seven whole body scanners for use in airports. The ...
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Privacy Commissioners call for reconsideration of expanded surveillance powers

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The federal, provincial and territorial Privacy Commissioners meeting together in St. John's have issued a statement calling for "c...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

IPC issues advice on the "circle of care" under PHIPA

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The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has released written guidance on the "circle of care" under that province'...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Facebook agrees to address Privacy Commissioner's concerns

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This just in: News Release: Facebook agrees to address Privacy Commissioner’s concerns - August 27, 2009 Privacy Commissioner of Canada s...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Commissioner to reveal result of Facebook negotiations tomorrow

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Apparently both the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Facebook intend to hold separate press conferences tomorrow to discuss the outcome of...