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Canadian Privacy
      
Date Article Title Publication Author Synopsis
1/19/2012 Improved genetic mapping opens up privacy concerns: B.C. Civil Liberties Association Vancouver Sun Evan Duggan The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) says more needs to be done to protect the privacy of Canadians' genetic data.
1/19/2012 Justice minister looks to resolve privacy dispute The Star Phoenix David Hutton Saskatchewan Minister of Justice Don Morgan says that if Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson and the city of Saskatoon can't resolve their issues, he will bring in an independent mediator. 
1/18/2012 Ontario court paves way for victims of privacy intrusion to sue snoopers Globe and Mail Kirk Makin The Ontario Court of Appeals has recognized a common law tort for invasion of privacy, which allows individuals to sue others that invade their privacy.
1/16/2012 Biometrics programs prompt privacy concerns Embassy Kristen Shane The Canadian government's introduction of biometrics programs has elicited concerns that proper safeguards are not being implemented to protect privacy.
1/11/2012 Privacy watchdog to probe UVic in security breach Victoria Times Colonist Sandra McCulloch and Katie Derosa The theft of laptops and mobile devices containing sensitive information of approximately 11,700 University of Victoria employees has prompted an investigation by British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commission to determine whether the school had appropriate levels of data security in place when the incident occurred.
1/10/2012 Force firms to disclose data breaches, report urges Financial Post Jameson Berkow A public interest advocacy group says proposed changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) don't go far enough in requiring organizations to report breaches.
1/10/2012 Privacy concerns raised over police body cameras Metro Jessica Smith Ontario's privacy commissioner is raising concerns about the use of police body cameras.
1/10/2012 Force firms to disclose data breaches, report urges Financial Post Jameson Berkow A public interest advocacy group says proposed changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) don't go far enough in requiring organizations to report breaches.
1/9/2012 Extending privacy rights to Afghan detainees could lead to Charter challenge: Experts Ottawa Citizen David Pugliese The Defence Department has confirmed that it has extended provisions of Canada's privacy law to detainees captured by Canadian troops and is prepared to go to court to protect those rights.
1/6/2012 BlackBerry may have helped police to catch suspects Ottawa Citizen Max Harrold A report on law enforcement's use of a murder suspect's BlackBerry text messages in his arrest. 
1/5/2012 Federal program aims to can spam Montreal Gazette Jason Fekete The federal government is planning to launch a spam reporting center to crack down on unsolicited calls, texts and e-mails made to Canadians' cellphones and inboxes.
1/4/2012 BlackBerry maker vows privacy safeguard amid memo probe AAJ News AFP Research In Motion (RIM) says it will defend the legal privacy rights of BlackBerry users in response to a Pakistan judicial commission's order for smartphone communications.
1/4/2012 Former cop now busts bad guys digitally Globe and Mail Iain Marlow A report on digital forensics software used by more than 1,100 corporate clients and security organizations. 
12/30/2011 Hackers and data thieves set sights on mobile market Globe and Mail Tarmo Virki A report on the privacy concerns associated with mobile phones.
12/19/2011 BC Hydro smart meter installs violating privacy: report CBC News CBC News BC's Information and Privacy Commissioner has released an assessment of BC Hydro's smart meter program and determined that the corporation is not fully compliant with the Freedom of Information and Protection and Privacy Act.
12/7/2011 Canada-U.S. border deal aims to strengthen North American perimeter while unblocking trade Vancouver Sun Mark Kennedy and Sheldon Alberts The long-anticipated "Beyond the Border" perimeter security pact between the U.S. and Canada has been unveiled.
12/6/2011 New online advertising guidance sets out restrictions for tracking Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has released a new guidance document on the use of online behavioral advertising aimed at helping advertisers, websites and browser developers ensure that they are compliant with Canada's private-sector privacy law. 
11/19/2011 Workers’ Compensation board told to improve privacy record The Chronicle Herald Clare Mellor A report on the completion of a review of the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia launched in January by Dulcie McCallum, the province's freedom of information and privacy review officer. 
11/16/2011 Privacy and Aviation Security:  An Examination of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada "The Government of Canada is collecting too much information about some air travelers and is not always safeguarding it properly." 
11/15/2011 Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian Named as one of the Top 25 Women of Influence Digital Journal Canada Newswire Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has been named one of Canada's 25 most influential women by Women of Influence.
11/14/2011 Co-operating on Security Shouldn't Sacrifice Privacy Huffington Post Jennifer Stoddart The perimeter agreement negotiations currently underway between Canada and the U.S. "can easily be compared to two individuals drastically redefining their relationship." 
11/11/2011 This tight-fisted stance means knuckles rapped The Lawyer's Weekly Donalee Moulton Newfoundland and Labrador Information and Privacy Commissioner Ed Ring is pleased with a court of appeal ruling that the provincial Department of Justice (DOJ) should have turned over information he requested.
11/10/2011 Fingerprint study still in formative stages: police The Standard Shawn Jeffords Niagara police say they may not pursue a study that could ask strippers, cabbies and bus drivers to provide fingerprints on the job.
11/7/2011 Veterans' privacy audit report coming in 2012 CBC News Laura Payton The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) says an audit of Veterans Affairs Canada's privacy practices will be released early next year
11/7/2011 Facebook fails to stop bots accessing personal information: B.C. study Vancouver Sun Gillian Shaw A study conducted by University of British Columbia researchers says Facebook's security system failed to stop a Facebook imposter  from collecting personal information about thousands of members.
11/6/2011 Nearly 2,700 tax files downloaded on missing laptop CTV.ca Canadian Press Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is asking why she was never informed of a 2006 Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) data breach in which an employee copied the tax records of almost 2,700 citizens to CDs--and allowed a portion of those to be downloaded to a friend's laptop.
11/4/2011 University Responds to Privacy Breaches vocm.com   Memorial University has responded to Newfoundland and Labrador Information and Privacy Commissioner Ed Ring's ruling that the school breached the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA). 
11/2/2011 Lost and dumped medical records spark privacy investigation CBC News   British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has initiated an investigation into two separate incidents involving compromised government medical records.
11/1/2011 Privacy Act doesn’t prohibit long-gun data from being shared with provinces Toronto Star Tonda MacCharles and Bruce Campion-Smith Despite the New Democratic Party's claims that the long-gun registry violates privacy laws, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said nothing in the Privacy Act prevents the federal government from sharing personal information via the Canada Firearms Registry with provincial governments.
10/31/2011 Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian: Privacy invasion shouldn’t be ‘lawful’ National Post Ann Cavoukian Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian contends that the re-introduction of three federal lawful access bills, C-50, C-51 and C-52, would create "a system of expanded surveillance." 
10/31/2011 Nunavut to propose amendments to privacy act: Aariak NunatsiaqOnline Sarah Rogers After finalizing a review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the government of Nunavut has announced that it will propose amendments that will provide improved "accountability and transparency." 
10/31/2011 Geist: Long-delayed anti-spam bill in limbo Ottawa Citizen Michael Geist Michael Geist contends that the anti-spam bill will likely be delayed because "the same groups" are making "the same arguments" against passing the current draft legislation. 
10/28/2011 Justice minister says online surveillance laws are here to stay canada.com Postmedia News Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is unmoved by the federal privacy commissioner's urgings to consider the effect potential lawful access legislation would have on the privacy rights of Canadians. 
10/24/2011 Leak of Emory patient records could affect thousands ajc.com David Ibata Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has written to Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews to again outline her concerns about the effect potential lawful access legislation would have on the privacy rights of Canadians. 
10/18/2011 Data Miners Urged To Dig Carefully Information Week Thomas Claburn U.S. and Canadian regulators warned entrepreneurs and business leaders of the dangers of collecting unnecessary data from customers.
10/17/2011 Smart Meter Opponents Launch Recall Plan Nanaimo News Bulletin   A citizens' coalition in British Columbia hopes to stop a utility's installation of smart meters in homes across the province.
10/13/2011 Privacy commissioner slaps cancer agency for privacy lapse Toronto Star Vanessa Lu Ontario's privacy commissioner has ordered a provincial healthcare provider to stop sending paper records.
10/13/2011 Online privacy: Q + A with Jennifer Stoddart Communitech Anthony Reinhart Jennifer Stoddart shares insights about online privacy, including the challenges of keeping personal information safe and raising public awareness to potential threats. 
10/10/2011 Reports on missing weapons ‘personal information,’ York police say Toronto Star Jesse McLean York Regional Police are refusing to release reports on lost or stolen weapons, citing privacy concerns about involved officers' personal information. 
10/5/2011 U.S. tax crackdown has Canadian financial firms on edge Globe and Mail Barrie Mckenna Foreign financial institutions will need to start identifying their American accountholders as part of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in 2014 (FATCA), and Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has warned it could "run afoul" of Canada's privacy laws.
10/5/2011 B.C. overhauling privacy laws Times Colonist Rob Shaw Lawmakers in British Columbia have proposed legislation that would make "significant changes" to its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
10/4/2011 Privacy commissioner to probe ministers' email practices CBC News   Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has announced that his office will investigate the use of secondary e-mail accounts by cabinet ministers and revisit the rules and policies that apply to such usage.
10/3/2011 Federal government launches cyber-security campaign Vancouver Sun Carmen Chai and Tobi Cohen Citing the myriad threats to online privacy, the federal government has started a public awareness campaign to inform citizens about cybersecurity.
9/29/2011 Canadian Government Attempts to Enhance Individuals’ Privacy Storage & Destruction Business SDB Staff Minister of Industry Christian Paradis has reintroduced amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in the House of Commons.
9/28/2011 1,500 patients' private info lost Telegraph Journal Sandra Davis The personal information of approximately 1,500 patients at a hospital in St. John has gone missing.
9/22/2011 PIPEDA and Your Practice — A Privacy Handbook for Lawyers Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has created a handbook for lawyers explaining how the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act applies to law practice in the private sector. 
9/21/2011 Ex-P.E.I. gov't worker files complaint over leaked emails CTV.ca Canadian Press A woman has lodged a complaint with the Prince Edward Island (PEI) privacy commissioner after e-mails she sent to a cabinet minister were released to the media by the Liberal Party.
9/20/2011 Omnibus bill leaves out online monitoring, for now canada.com Douglas Quan Prime Minister Stephen Harper's crime bill was revealed on Tuesday without a provision to allow for increased access to individuals' online activities, pleasing opponents of "lawful access." 
9/18/2011 Think twice before posting Toronto Star Adrian Wyld Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is encouraging teenagers to consider the consequences before posting personal data online so that they can "take advantage of all of the benefits that the online world has to offer--without having any regrets later." 
9/15/2011 Canada 'selling' its sovereignty under proposed border deal with U.S.: Report canada.com Amy Chung and Jordan Press Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama are expected to announce the details of the "Beyond the Border" perimeter security pact. 
9/13/2011 RBC on the hook for damages after employee breaches client’s privacy Canadian Employment Law Today   A Canadian bank must pay monetary damages to a client after one of its employees disclosed the client's account information.
9/9/2011 Respecting Canadians' Privacy in the Decade After 9/11 Huffington Post Jennifer Stoddart Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart discusses the emerging Canada-U.S. perimeter agreement and the need to incorporate in the plans a respect for privacy.
9/8/2011 Calgary man barred from U.S. among many ensnared in post-9-11 border tangle Winnipeg Free Press Jim Bronskill Ten years after the September 11 attacks, many Canadians are finding travel into the U.S. more difficult as restrictions imposed by U.S. authorities increase.
9/8/2011 Alberta Conservative accused of evading public scrutiny with secondary email address, shredded documents Vancouver Sun Karen Kleiss Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has launched an investigation into allegations that an Alberta politician destroyed records before leaving office.
9/7/2011 Time to get smarter Windsor Star Staff Writer A report on the recently released survey results showing that only four out of 10 Canadians use password locks or change privacy settings to protect their privacy when using mobile phones, while nearly 70 percent "insisted" their mobile phones did not contain personal information. 
9/2/2011 Stanley Cup riot prompts Vancouver to consider adding more CCTV cameras Global BC James Keller A report released by the city manager recommends that Vancouver beef up its use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) at large events.
9/2/2011 Why some traffic apps are a two-way street Toronto Star John Terauds A look at the personal information tradeoff inherent in certain mobile app offerings. 
8/31/2011 Privacy by Design in Law, Policy and Practice   Ann Cavoukian Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner has released a whitepaper for regulators, decision-makers and policy-makers. 
8/30/2011 Air passenger observation plan post 9-11 raises red flag for privacy watchdog Winnipeg Free Press Jim Bronskill Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is raising concerns about a plan for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority to scrutinize travelers' behavior at airports.
8/29/2011 Baird promises Canadian sovereignty ‘will not be compromised’ by border deal National Post Adrian Humphreys Amid the release of reports by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in the wake of a declaration between Canada and U.S. leaders on integrating security.
8/29/2011 Baird promises Canadian sovereignty ‘will not be compromised’ by border deal National Post Adrian Humphreys A report on calls for better privacy protections for Canadian citizens. 
8/26/2011 Do a better job protecting mobile privacy, Canadians told Vancouver Sun Derek Abma A survey of 2,000 Canadians has revealed that many technology users fail to take basic steps to protect their personal information. 
8/23/2011 Statement by the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry Government of Canada   Canada's minister of industry says he's pleased with the settlement between the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Goodlife Fitness Centres, Inc. 
8/17/2011 Smart home security service launched by Rogers CBC News Emily Chung A report on new technology allowing homeowners to control appliances and thermostats remotely using a smartphone. 
8/16/2011 Privacy Commissioner launches handbook to help lawyers apply privacy law to their practices Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has announced the release of a handbook to help lawyers become more familiar with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 
8/16/2011 'Smarten up', privacy commissioner's message to businesses CTV.ca Julia Parrish Alberta's privacy commissioner has launched nearly 100 investigations into privacy breaches since May 2010.
8/15/2011 Trent Hills use of surveillance cameras scrutinized Northumberland News John Campbell Trent Hills Council discussed whether its video surveillance policy meets the standards established by Ontario's privacy commissioner when it comes to video camera placement and data retention. 
8/14/2011 Privacy concerns accompany rise of paperless receipts CTV.ca Geoff Nixon A report on the increased use of paperless receipts by large retailers and the subsequent privacy issues that accompany the new shopping option. 
8/12/2011 Prince Albert student could have Charter case: law school dean Star Phoenix Hannah Scissons A Saskatchewan student whose grandparents filed a lawsuit after his school's vice-principal read his text messages may be able to argue his privacy was violated under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
8/9/2011 Online security must be a priority for retailers, says ICO ICO   The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced that cosmetics retailer Lush will not be fined for a hacker breach that compromised the payment data of approximately 5,000 customers over a four-month period. 
8/4/2011 Addiction information used against employee Edmonton Journal Ryan Cormier According to the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Alberta Health Services (AHS) violated the Health Information Act when it used an employee's addiction counseling information in a human resources investigation. 
7/31/2011 Privacy commissioner takes prison service to court National Post Glen McGregor The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) is taking the federal agency responsible for the country's prison system to court for allegedly violating the Privacy Act.
7/28/2011 Why ‘Privacy By Design’ Is The New Corporate Hotness Forbes Kashmir Hill An interview with Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian for Forbes about the ways Privacy by Design is helping improve consumer trust. 
7/28/2011 Privacy Commissioner to investigate smart meters Vancouver Sun Chad Skelton BC's privacy commissioner will investigate a utility's smart meter program to ensure it complies with privacy laws.
7/28/2011 Cost, data ownership, reliability issues plague Canada's EMR program itbusiness.ca Nestor Arellano Ontario's privacy commissioner is investigating a breach that occurred when Cancer Care Ontario mailed about 12,000 cancer screening tests.
7/21/2011 Regina doctor responsible for ‘largest breach of patient privacy’ in legislation’s history: report Star Phoenix Angela Hall Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson has released a report that includes 11 recommendations in response to the discovery of patient health records found in a dumpster earlier this year. 
7/20/2011 Canadians deserve greater online protection: privacy commission Toronto Star Richard J. Brennan Assistant Privacy Commissioner Chantal Bernier says Canadians navigating the Internet should have better protections of their personal privacy from companies that use, sell and leave their information unprotected.
7/20/2011 New Strategy: Privacy by Redesign Bank Info Security Jeffrey Roman Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian discusses strategies that incorporate privacy into existing systems. 
7/19/2011 B.C. launches open government websites CBC News   The British Columbian government has rolled out two new websites that will give the public access to databases and documents disclosed under freedom-of-information requests.
7/16/2011 Facial recognition targets problem casino gamblers Ottawa Citizen Tony Lofaro Rideau Carleton Raceway is one of a number of Ontario-based casinos that have begun using facial recognition technology to prevent "problem gamblers" from entering casinos.
7/13/2011 Canadian Anti-Spam Regulations Released for Comment Hunton & Williams Privacy and Information Security Law Blog Hunton & Williams The entities that will implement Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation have each released draft regulations for comment. Industry Canada's draft regulations define what constitutes family and personal relationships--both exceptions to obtaining user consent under the proposed legislation.
7/5/2011 Privacy crackdown needed: Dickson Star Phoenix James Wood Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson cited an incident from earlier this year where boxes of patient medical records were disposed of in a dumpster as an example of the need for stricter privacy laws.
7/5/2011 Personal privacy is still a concern Times Colonist   While the desire to catch Vancouver rioters is understandable, Insurance Corp. of British Columbia (ICBC) sharing its database of images with police raises significant privacy issues. 
6/24/2011 Schools ban posting of student photos online Edmonton Journal Nick Martin The Winnipeg School Division has adopted a new policy aimed at protecting children. 
6/23/2011 U.S. tax law poses privacy risk Globe and Mail Barrie McKenna Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is "closely monitoring" a U.S. law that is slated to pursue tax evaders living abroad.
6/23/2011 Privacy czar to monitor use of facial-recognition software The Province Mike Raptis British Columbia Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said she will monitor the use of Insurance Corp. of British Columbia (ICBC) footage to identify post-Stanley Cup rioters in police investigations. 
6/23/2011 Supreme Court to hear murder-conviction appeals over jury-vetting Globe and Mail   The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear appeals from four men who claim their trials were tainted by jury vetting. 
6/22/2011 eHarmony dating site targeted by privacy watchdog Toronto Star Joanna Smith Internet dating site eHarmony says it is in the process of providing users with options to permanently delete their online accounts after an investigation by Canada's privacy commissioner.
6/22/2011 Pearson Airport worker used surveillance camera to spy on ex Toronto Star Joanna Smith Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is calling for a court decision after a Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) employee used surveillance equipment to track her ex-husband through the airport.
6/21/2011 Audit: Risks to Staples’ customer data remained following breaches Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada An audit by the privacy commissioner of canada has found that Staples Business Depot stores failed to wipe clean the hard drives of devices intended for resale.
6/16/2011 WCB often violates privacy rules, consultant says CBC News   Alberta's privacy commissioner has ruled that the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) contravened privacy rules by disclosing the personal information of a worker to a doctor.
6/16/2011 Does Anonymizing Data Help Protect Customers' Privacy? ReadWrite Enterprise Klint Finley A report from Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian and the University of Ottawa's Khaled El Emam has found that "de-identification is an important means to safeguard privacy." 
6/16/2011 Canadian businesses show little concern over data breaches: survey canada.com Derek Abma Research company Ipsos Reid's recent survey of 1,011 companies showed that 47 percent said they are not worried about the repercussions of losing sensitive data.
6/16/2011 Alberta Privacy Commissioner seeks leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada from a recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision Canadian Technology & IP Law   Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work is asking for a leave from his position in order to contest an Alberta Court of Appeals decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. 
6/14/2011 SC Congress Canada: Privacy can be embedded into legacy systems SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo Ontario's privacy commissioner has released a white paper on how organizations can build privacy into legacy systems, reducing data loss risks.
6/14/2011 Bill C-51 will turn ISPs into Internet gatekeepers Globe and Mail Dwayne Winseck A report on planned legislation that would make it mandatory for ISPs and search engines to log and retain communications at the request of law enforcement entities.
6/10/2011 Hackers and criminals pose digital threat to car owners Toronto Star Sandy Ligouri President of the Toronto Automobile Dealers Association Sandy Liguori writes that as vehicles' computer systems become increasingly sophisticated, potential threats are "waiting to be exploited" and calls for a more aggressive stance from governments, companies and law enforcement.
6/9/2011 Canadian privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart recognized for impact Montreal Gazette   Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart and Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian both received awards honoring their work in the privacy field. 
6/8/2011 Dear valued customer, thank you for giving us all of your personal data Globe and Mail Carly Weeks A report on the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by businesses to mine and consolidate customer data.
6/8/2011 Sex offenders website in Ontario: public protection or tool for vigilantes? Canadian Press Canadian Press Legislators in Ontario have proposed publishing the province's sex offender registry--which includes approximately 14,100 individuals--on a publicly accessible website
6/8/2011 Conservative party donor list tweeted by hackers Toronto Star Joanna Smith Hackers that broke into the Conservative Party's website claim to have accessed the personal information of individuals who donated to the party through the site.
6/6/2011 Google gets good grade from Canada's privacy czar IT World Canada Chris Nerney Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddard has announced that Google has taken satisfactory steps towards protecting personal data.
6/6/2011 Scotiabank clients fear identity theft after personal data lost Toronto Star Debra Black Three CD-ROMs that listed the names, addresses, account numbers and social insurance numbers of Scotiabank customers have gone missing.
6/3/2011 Purchase of table sends Alberta privacy commissioner to Supreme Court Montreal Gazette Karen Kleiss Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work says an Alberta Court of Appeal decision sets a "dangerous precedent" that will compromise privacy rights.
5/26/2011 Update: Honda Canada breach exposed data on 280,000 individuals Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan Honda Canada discovered that hackers had accessed a Web server that held company-created MyHonda and MyAcura websites for 280,000 of its customers. 
5/25/2011 Sony Says Hackers Attack Websites in Canada, Thailand as Breaches Multiply Bloomberg Mariko Yasu A report on an unauthorized intrusion into a Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications website located in Canada. 
5/24/2011 Prince George councillor guilty of breaking privacy law Globe and Mail Robert Matas A Prince George city councillor has been convicted of violating BC's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
5/21/2011 U.S. using familial DNA in policing Vancouver Sun Douglas Quan While familial DNA testing is used in three U.S. states and the UK, Canadian officials have been reluctant to embrace the practice due in part to privacy concerns. 
5/21/2011 Kelowna slaps district with garbage sorting fee Kelowna Capital News Alistair Waters The City of Kelowna is charging the West Kelowna district $46,575 for extra sorting after it opted out of the city's RFID trash program intended to stop residents from including trash in curbside yard waste bins.
5/19/2011 Landmark ruling ends sperm and egg donor anonymity in B.C. Globe and Mail Sunny Dhillon In what one expert suggested is a case where the rights of the child trump privacy interests, a BC Supreme Court judge has ruled that legislation providing anonymity for sperm and egg donors is unconstitutional. 
5/17/2011 We must Be Proactive in our pursuit of Access and Privacy: Commissioner Cavoukian Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario Ann Cavoukian Urging public organizations to "be proactive," Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian released her annual report. 
5/17/2011 Tories aim to heighten web-surveillance powers Ottawa Citizen Michael Geist On the agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session is consideration of a crime bill package that has prompted privacy concerns.
5/15/2011 Opinion: Lawsuit over newborn blood tests explores privacy rights Vancouver Sun Ian Mulgrew Ian Mulgrew writes about a lawsuit filed by an anonymous couple against the Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia. 
5/13/2011 Top court says PM, ministers not subject to info law CBC News Meagan Fitzpatrick The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously upheld a Federal Court of Appeal decision restricting the public's right to access documents in the offices of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
5/12/2011 Michaels Customers Warned To Be On Lookout WCVB TV Associated Press Michaels Stores, Inc., has announced that approximately 90 PIN pads in at least 20 U.S. states have shown "signs of tampering," and it is currently looking into whether PIN pads in Canadian stores were affected.
5/11/2011 Alberta’s privacy commissioner stepping down Edmonton Journal Keith Gerein Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work says he will step down when his term expires at the end of this year.
5/6/2011 Clement open to large fines for massive data breaches — after further talk Vancouver Sun Sarah Schmidt In response to Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart's call for the power to impose "significant, attention-getting fines" for data breaches, Industry Minister Tony Clement said he's willing to discuss the idea.
5/5/2011 Most Canadians unaware of online tracking: privacy watchdog Vancouver Sun Sarah Schmidt Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart released a report detailing the results of a series of public consultations about online privacy held last year.
5/4/2011 Fine companies that allow data breaches: Privacy Commissioner Financial Post Jameson Berkow It seems to me that it's time to begin imposing fines--significant, attention-getting fines--on companies when poor privacy and security practices lead to breaches," said Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.
5/4/2011 Privacy Commissioners launch free assessment tool for businesses IT Business Brian Jackson In the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, three of Canada's privacy commissioners have together created a tool for small- to medium-sized businesses to assess whether they are meeting federal and provincial data protection standards. 
5/3/2011 PlayStation users plan class action suit for hacking Toronto Star Debra Black A $1 billion suit has been launched against Sony Corporation and its PlayStation and Qriocity networks for alleged negligence associated with the company's recent data breaches.
4/28/2011 Privacy watchdog keeps an eye on BC Hydro smart meters Globe and Mail   BC's privacy commissioner is working with utility company BC Hydro to ensure that privacy is protected as smart meters are rolled out. 
4/20/2011 Controversial student survey begins Ottawa Citizen Matthew Pearson The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (OIPC) released its Ottawa-Carleton District School Board survey.
4/20/2011 OLG uses biometrics to ban gambling addicts IT World Canada Selena Mann The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) says its new "Voluntary Self-Exclusion" facial recognition program, announced last year, will not violate gamblers' privacy.
4/20/2011 Hospitals warned not to shred London Free Press Jonathan Sher Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian is speaking out against a Toronto-based law firm's recommendation that Ontario hospitals "cleanse" their files of "anything that might embarrass them before the public gets the right in January to ask for the information." 
4/19/2011 Privacy commisioner takes action over dumped files Regina Leader Post Taylor Shire Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson has sent an advisory to the province's healthcare providers with eight recommendations to ensure they are in compliance with the Health Information and Protection Act (HIPA).
4/19/2011 Security breach of kids' info raises alarm London Free Press Jennifer O'Brien An unencrypted memory stick containing the records of 4,500 children has gone missing from a speech and hearing clinic at the University of Western Ontario.
4/12/2011 Canada Post helped scammers get victim's new address CBC News Kathy Tomlinson The daughter of the victim of mail scams is raising concerns with the federal privacy commissioner about Canada's postal service.
4/11/2011 Quebec Court Dismisses Privacy Suit Against Facebook All Facebook Donna Parker Quebec Superior Court has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook.
4/6/2011 Tax season brings phishing threats itWorld Canada Selena Mann Tax-related phishing scams have increased in recent months, with 48 percent of malicious mail including tax-related phishing scams. 
4/5/2011 Canadian consumers among victims of massive email security breach Vancouver Sun Gillian Shaw A report on the impact for Canadian consumers as the fallout from the recent Epsilon data breach continues.
3/26/2011 Privacy czar to probe use of police database Vancouver Sun Neal Hall BC Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has announced that her office is examining the use of a police database for background checks on job applicants.
3/24/2011 Rogers pays $275,000 after telemarketing probe Globe and Mail Iain Marlow Rogers Communications has agreed to pay $275,000 to education institutions after a Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) investigation.
3/22/2011 Canada-U.S. air security bill flies through Senate Vancouver Sun Dave Sidaway Canada's senate has passed the third reading of a bill that seeks to require airlines to provide information on passengers passing through U.S. airspace to U.S. authorities.
3/22/2011 Material on work computer private, court rules Globe and Mail Kirk Makin A report on a judgment by the Ontario Court of Appeal related to questionable files a teacher had on his school-issued computer. 
3/22/2011 Do Not Track me online, please CBC News Dan Misener A report explores whether Canada may begin pursuing do-not-track legislation. 
3/11/2011 Success of voluntary survey in hands of Canadians: StatsCan chief Toronto Sun Kris Sims Chief Statistician Wayne Smith spoke before the Canada House of Commons, stating he will not know whether the new voluntary national household survey is an effective replacement until the results are reviewed later in the year.
3/9/2011 Going Too Far The Telegram Editorial An opinion piece in The Telegram explores a plan in St. John's for tracking devices used to monitor traffic as well as parking and speeding infractions. 
3/9/2011 The next generation: Electronic Medical Records on the cloud itbusiness.ca Anthony Wright There is little doubt that patient care will improve as hospitals gradually move electronic medical records (EMRs) to the cloud.
3/8/2011 NDP leadership candidate in B.C. settles social-media dispute with party Globe and Mail Ian Bailey A standoff between possible NDP leadership candidate Nicholas Simons and the NDP over whether the party has a right to his social networking passwords has come to an end. 
3/8/2011 Bureaucrats who violated veteran's privacy get ‘slap on the wrist’ Globe and Mail Murray Brewster Veterans Affairs (VA) bureaucrats who inappropriately accessed the files of veterans' rights activist Sean Bruyea have been given written reprimands and three-day suspensions for their actions
3/7/2011 Privacy breaches found at Central Health The Telegram   Central Health has announced that it has terminated an employee for inappropriately accessing patient files. 
3/5/2011 School board's probing survey gets green light Ottawa Citizen Kristy Nease The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario says an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board survey is "necessary to the proper administration of a lawfully authorized activity," and the board gave parents and students adequate notice.
3/4/2011 Privacy watchdog launches probe into BC NDP race CTV News Canadian Press BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has launched an investigation to determine whether the New Democratic Party is violating privacy laws by requiring leadership candidates to supply passwords to their social networking sites.
3/3/2011 Bill to share passenger info passes Winnipeg Free Press Staff Writer The House of Commons has passed a bill that seeks to require airlines to provide information on passengers passing through U.S. airspace to U.S. authorities.
3/2/2011 Privacy office to probe medical files breach Times Colonist Richard Watts A report that the BC Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is beginning an investigation into an incident where medical files were sent to a roofing company.
3/1/2011 Your salary, published on the Web Globe and Mail Shelley White A new set of Web sites has a very particular focus: putting salaries out there in the open for everyone to see. 
2/28/2011 Data destroying machine sought by Public Works CBC News Canadian Press A report on the federal government's order for a large-scale grinding machine that will destroy data that's been stored on discarded media to be sure that it's "reliably overwritten." 
2/22/2011 Many companies monitor employees online use Montreal Gazette James Mennie Any electronic correspondence sent at the workplace should be considered about as private as a postcard. 
2/21/2011 Kotarski: Balance tilts away from privacy Calgary Herald Kris Kotarski Kris Kotarski shines Louis Brandeis's principle of sunlight being the best disinfectant onto the Internet. 
2/20/2011 Tackling TALON Calgary Herald   An editorial calls for more public input and more oversight over a police database that is now the subject of an Alberta privacy commission privacy impact assessment. 
2/17/2011 In a networked world, privacy is still a priority, watchdog says Times Colonist Andrew A. Duffy Speaking at the Privacy and Security Conference, BC Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said despite the networked nature of our online world, privacy and data security remain key concerns for Internet users. 
2/17/2011 Pinpoint my location? No thanks Globe and Mail Omar El Akkad In its four-part series on location-based services, The Globe and Mail explores what it describes as the "primary reason for resistance among some users to the location trend"--privacy concerns. 
2/17/2011 Hospital investigating patient privacy breach London Free Press John Miner The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has required St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital to investigate how a schedule containing patients' personal information was found in the hospital parking lot. 
2/16/2011 B.C. Lottery site didn't protect user privacy, report finds Vancouver Sun Chad Skelton An online lottery site did not adequately protect users' privacy when it was launched, an investigation has determined, but the issues have since been addressed.
2/16/2011 Data privacy issues: Part II Intelligent Utility Phil Carson Instead of utility companies asking how much money it will cost them to incorporate privacy safeguards into smart grid plans, they should be asking how much money it will save them. 
2/15/2011 New medical software shields, opens patient info CBC News   An Ottawa doctor has developed technology to protect patient privacy in the electronic health record environment.
2/14/2011 Alberta police database criticized by opposition, civil liberties groups Vancouver Sun Karen Kleiss Alberta's new $65 million Talon database to allow law enforcement officials to share information is being met with concerns from trial lawyers and civil liberties groups alike who believe it has the potential to violate privacy rights.
2/14/2011 Federal court finds credit bureau at fault London Free Press David Canton After the Federal Court of Canada's decision to award damages for the first time under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), it "will be interesting to see whether this case opens a floodgate of litigants seeking damages" opines attorney David Canton. 
2/11/2011 West Kelowna stays out of garbage photo plan BC Local News Mike Simmons Citing privacy concerns, the West Kelowna council voted once again to opt out of the region's RFID trash management system.
2/10/2011 Privacy boss slaps Vaughan, PowerStream YorkRegion.com Caroline Grech Information sharing between energy company Powerstream and the city of Vaughan violated the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Ontario's information and privacy commissioner has ruled. 
2/10/2011 Breach of privacy penalties raises questions for commissioner Estevan Mercury Norm Park Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson tells that stiffer penalties are needed for people and organizations responsible for breaches such as the recent one at Sun Country Health Region.
2/8/2011 Canada kept U.S. border talks under wraps: document Toronto Star Les Whittington and Tonda MacCharles A report on negotiations between the U.S. and Canada that would create a single security ring around the perimeter of both countries and would allow for greater information sharing about Canadians with the U.S. 
2/6/2011 Provincial rules on public sector salary disclosure vary widely Montreal Gazette Kevin Dougherty Quebec's new access and privacy commissioner has suggested he might recommend more transparency for public-sector salaries when he submits the commission's five-year review to the government in June.
2/3/2011 Camera surveillance OK, says Big Brother ffwdweekly.com Trevor Scott Howell A report to council recommends that surveillance cameras installed in Calgary remain in place despite the concerns of the province's privacy commissioner.
2/3/2011 Upgrades blamed for B.C. government's huge computer crash Times Colonist Staff Writer BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has asked to review the government's final report on a computer crash that disabled its system. 
2/2/2011 Utilities work to prevent privacy backlash over smart grid Globe and Mail Shawn McCarthy Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian released a study on an Ontario utility's approach to smart meter deployment, which she says should serve as the model for all future smart grid investment.
2/2/2011 Dickson calls for stiffer privacy controls Regina Leader Post Pamela Cowan Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson tells that the province needs to dole out stiffer penalties to individuals and organizations responsible for data breaches. 
2/2/2011 Harper, Obama expected to authorize sweeping overhaul of Canada-U.S. security Toronto Star Les Whittington Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama are meeting in Washington, DC, where they are expected to sign a border security agreement that would enable greater information sharing between the two governments. 
1/31/2011 Feds say Google Maps, Canpages taking right steps to protect privacy Winnipeg Free Press Canadian Press A House of Commons committee says the privacy of Canadians is being protected by online mapping applications like Google Maps.
1/27/2011 Protect your personal information because the Internet never forgets, Privacy Commissioner of Canada says Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Press Release Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart issued a statement urging individuals to remember to protect their personal information when sharing online. 
1/27/2011 Help for B.C. privacy watchdog CANOE  Laura Baziuk BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has announced that she has invited six people from both the public and private sector to serve on an advisory board to help identify and address emerging privacy problems.
1/25/2011 Stoddart's shot across the privacy bow Ottawa Citizen Michael Geist A report on Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart's first public lecture of 2011, where she "put the Canadian privacy and business communities on notice that she intends to use her new mandate to reshape the enforcement side of Canadian privacy law." 
1/25/2011 Bruyere health centre reports data breach CBC News CBC News Ottawa's Bruyere Family Medicine Centre is alerting patients that some of their personal information may have been compromised after the theft of two computers.
1/24/2011 Watch who you friend on social media, City of Calgary warns staff Calgary Herald Richard Cuthbertson Alberta Privacy Commissioner Frank Work is warning that employees who use social networks to complain about their workplaces "can't necessarily expect privacy legislation to prevent their employer from using those remarks against them." 
1/20/2011 The need for privacy to be designed Winnipeg Sun Brian Bowman Canadians have pondered the possibility of surveillance cameras on buses, radio frequency identification technology in trash bins and have witnessed the entrance of facial-recognition technology into casinos. 
1/20/2011 SGI strikes balance on privacy The Star Phoenix Andrew Cartmell The president and CEO of SGI responds to charges that his company collects too much personal health information. 
1/20/2011 Alberta privacy ruling forces change at Staples Edmonton Journal Bill Mah Alberta's privacy commissioner has ordered Staples Canada to better protect personal information.
1/20/2011 Privacy commissioner says she may need power to fine The Wire Report   Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says her office may need fine-levying authority in order to more effectively protect the privacy of Canadians.
1/19/2011 Adami: Privacy czar orders Ottawa Hospital to tighten rules on personal information Ottawa Citizen Hugh Adami Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has ordered Ottawa Hospital to examine its rules and practices relating to personal health information following another electronic breach of a patient's medical records.
1/18/2011 Could a new technique catch a serial rapist in B.C.? CTV News Bethany Lindsay DNA evidence has linked a single unknown man to three sex assaults in Vancouver, and police say he could be responsible for five more unresolved cases.
1/15/2011 Privacy watchdog mulls probe of WCB  Chronicle Herald Davene Jeffrey Nova Scotia's privacy review officer will decide whether to launch an investigation into an alleged breach of confidentiality at the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB).
1/14/2011 Stelmach rapped by privacy commissioner Edmonton Journal Karen Kleiss Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has issued his annual report for 2010. 
1/14/2011 Sask. woman guilty of census refusal CBC News   A Saskatchewan woman has been found guilty of violating Canada's census law because she refused to answer questions that she said violated her right to personal privacy.
1/13/2011 How the anti-spam act will affect you Toronto Sun David Canton David Canton explores the implications of the recently passed Bill C-28 anti-spam legislation, which is expected to go into force later this year. 
1/12/2011 Facial recognition a system problem gamblers can’t beat? Toronto Star Dan Robson Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has lauded a new facial scanning system to be installed in all 27 Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation casinos, hailing it as "the most privacy-protected system using biometric encryption in the world." 
1/12/2011 Quebec swears in new access and privacy chief Montreal Gazette Kevin Dougherty A report on the swearing in of Quebec's new information access and privacy commissioner, Jean Chartier, noting his focus will be on "access to government information and a preventive approach in privacy protection...informing people they are not obliged to divulge extensive private information just to join a video club, for online shopping or to join a social network." 
1/11/2011 Privacy association hopes to see IBM contract today Times Colonist Cindy E. Harnett The BC government must hand over an unedited copy of its $300-milion contract with IBM to the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA). 
1/11/2011 Statistics Canada mum on data breaches involving Canadian citizens Infosecurity   Statistics Canada has experienced a number of recent data breaches that have exposed sensitive information and, while the cases were investigated, Statistics Canada failed to report the breaches publicly.
1/11/2011 Government refuses to hand over unedited copy of IBM contract Times Colonist Cindy E. Harnett Despite an order to do so by the provincial privacy commissioner, the BC government has refused to hand over the full, unedited copy of its $300 million contract with IBM to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA).
1/7/2011 Privacy concerns delay cameras on buses The Record Jeff Outhit A report on concerns about transit service plans to install surveillance cameras on Waterloo buses later this year.
1/7/2011 Aaron: Supreme Court rules hydro usage not protected by Charter rights Toronto Star Bob Aaron Lawyer Bob Aaron opines on the Supreme Court of Canada's 7-9 decision that court evidence introduced based on a warrantless police search was permissible.
1/6/2011 SGI, privacy czar at odds Regina Leader Post James Wood A report on Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson's announcement that SGI, the government auto insurer, "has rejected his authority to investigate the complaints of three individuals injured in accidents over SGI's use of their personal health information." 
1/6/2011 Social media's unexpected threat CTV News Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams A report that considers the importance of privacy in the world of social media.
1/4/2011 Social media's unexpected threat CTV News Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams A report considers the importance of privacy in the world of social media.
12/23/2010 The Decade of 9/11: Should U.S. government have access to Canadian passenger lists? Toronto Star Richard J. Dalton Jr. A bill is on the table that would give the U.S. access to Canadian passenger data on U.S. overflights.
12/23/2010 Manitoba appoints privacy adjudicator CBC News Canadian Press The Manitoba government has appointed its first information and privacy adjudicator.
12/20/2010 Credit rating agency dinged $5,000 for privacy breach Toronto Star Tonda MacCharles TransUnion of Canada will pay $5,000 in damages to a Calgary man whose loan application was turned down after another person's credit history was wrongly passed on to the bank.
12/20/2010 CRTC announces that Bell Canada has paid a $1.3 million penalty for violating the National Do Not Call List Rules  Canada News Wire CRTC The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced this week that it has reached a settlement with Bell Canada regarding the company's unauthorized telemarketing practices.
12/17/2010 DWK could pay for stand against garbage snooping Kelowna Capital News Mike Simmons West Kelowna may opt out of a regional RFID waste monitoring program citing privacy concerns, but regional officials say the town would then need to make other arrangements for inspecting trash at their own expense.
12/16/2010 Nova Scotia health privacy bill passes despite media fear of jail or fines Winnipeg Free Press Michael Tutton Lawmakers in Nova Scotia have passed legislation to protect personal health records
12/14/2010 New spam, copyright laws on the way Toronto Sun David Canton New bills making their way through the legislative process deserve the attention of information technology lawyers.
12/12/2010 Veteran 'shocked' after receiving medical records of other military members Winnipeg Free Press Alison Auld A Navy veteran reviewing his medical file was surprised to find that its contents included sensitive personal information about other military personnel.
12/11/2010 Walkom: Why Ottawa’s new border scheme is such a loser Toronto Star Thomas Walkom A flurry of articles have been published concerning a border security agreement being developed between the Canadian and U.S. governments. 
12/10/2010 Jennifer Stoddart: making your privacy her business Globe and Mail Jacquie McNish Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart discusses her career, her interest in the rights of women and the investigation she conducted as privacy commissioner that captured the attention of companies and regulators worldwide. 
12/9/2010 Privacy watchdog to investigate treatment of travellers at airports Vancouver Sun Sarah Schmidt A report on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's air travel security audit focusing on the government agency in charge of passenger screening. 
12/9/2010 Stolen Alta. laptops held health data CBC News   A report on the loss or theft of seven laptops and digital devices in Alberta during the past month that contained unencrypted health, employee and financial information. 
12/7/2010 PM welcomes reappointment of Jennifer Stoddart as Privacy Commissioner Prime Minister of Canada Press Release Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced the reappointment of Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart for a three-year term, effective immediately. 
12/6/2010 Privacy amendments lack teeth, critics say itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson Privacy experts are recommending that proposed legislation to compel Canadian businesses to disclose when they lose customer data include federal fines.
12/6/2010 Private health info faxed dozens of times CBC News   Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson is calling for tighter rules for faxing medical documents after a privacy breach last year where a change in a company's fax number resulted in 60 faxes containing private health information reaching the wrong recipients.
12/6/2010 Saskatchewan health regions opt out of fundraising over patient privacy concerns Winnipeg Free Press Jennifer Graham Saskatchewan government officials are admitting they may have underestimated public reaction to a change in privacy rules for hospital fundraising.
12/4/2010 Geist: Location matters up in the cloud Toronto Star Michael Geist Michael Geist writes on the recent Wikileaks scandal as an example of how "location matters when it comes to cloud computing." 
12/2/2010 Dealings with Facebook better, says privacy commissioner SC Magazine James Hale Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart discusses her annual report and such key privacy issues as improved Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) dealings with Facebook, anti-spam legislation, use of new technologies and "much needed rejuvenation" of the Privacy Act.
12/2/2010 Proposed federal laws threaten civil rights, privacy Vancouver Sun Kashif Ahmed and Eric Miller Arguments that proposed legislation has "onerous implications for privacy rights and civil liberties," citing the Improving Access to Investigative Tools for Serious Crimes Act, Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act and an act regulating telecommunications to support investigations. 
12/1/2010 Alberta Justice broke privacy laws: Commissioner Edmonton Sun Frank Landry Alberta Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has found that Alberta Justice broke the province's privacy laws and the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) violated the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act after running unauthorized credit checks on 25 MEP employees.
11/29/2010 On guard for privacy Ottawa Citizen   In an editorial, the Ottawa Citizen offers support for the prime minister's decision to nominate Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart for reappointment. 
11/28/2010 Geist: Canadian courts set high bar for privacy damage awards Toronto Star Michael Geist Those seeking privacy-related damages are finding that Canadian courts have set the bar high. 
11/27/2010 Confidential medical records scattered in parking lot The Telegram Rosie Gillingham Two city parking enforcement officers found hundreds of medical papers littering a parking lot in St. John's. 
11/26/2010 OLG facial scans to help gambling addicts CBC News Sharon Oosthoek Ontario gambling outlets are gearing up for the implementation of biometric systems designed to aid self-described gambling addicts.
11/26/2010 Privacy boss: Don't sweat e-health outsourcing London Free Press Chip Martin Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian believes rules protecting patient records will keep them from being vulnerable if London hospitals move toward a deal with a U.S. software giant.
11/24/2010 Privacy czar probing proposed rules on strip searching airport, port workers Montreal Gazette Elizabeth Thompson Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is investigating a government plan to give Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) officers expanded powers to search airport and port employees in new customs-controlled areas.
11/24/2010 PM reappoints privacy watchdog Globe and Mail Bill Curry Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved to extend the term of Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.
11/24/2010 Top court rules monitoring suspected grow-op’s power usage OK Toronto Star Canadian Press The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the notion that police do not need a search warrant to monitor electricity customers' usage patterns
11/24/2010 Privacy czar probing proposed rules on strip searching airport, port workers Montreal Gazette Elizabeth Thompson Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is investigating a government plan to give Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) officers expanded powers to search airport and port employees in new customs-controlled areas.
11/22/2010 Healthcare legislation risks privacy: Association of Psychologists Global News Canadian Press The Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia says that the passing of Bill 89 would jeopardize patients' privacy and put providers in a position where they might be expected to break their code of ethics.
11/18/2010 U.S. Secure Flight plan worries privacy watchdog CBC News Canadian Press The Privacy Commissioner has called on the government to mitigate the impact of the U.S. Secure Flight program.
11/11/2010 Federal online glitch leaked private info CBC News CBC News When Service Canada switched members to a new Web site aiming to give them a one-stop-shop for managing benefits, a glitch exposed the social insurance numbers and banking information of about 75 to other members on the site.
11/11/2010 Kelowna’s robo cops have motorists on edge Globe and Mail Keith Vass A report on an increasing municipal trend to use licence plate recognition technology for parking enforcement.
11/10/2010 Court of Appeal hears e-privacy case Montreal Gazette Barb Pacholik A report on a potentially groundbreaking case for Canada as the Saskatchewan Court of Appeals grapples with the privacy of Internet protocol (IP) addresses. 
11/9/2010 Kennedy brushes off privacy breach accusation CBC News CBC News The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) says it is preparing a brief to the privacy commissioner alleging that the region's health minister breached a St. John's physician's privacy.
11/9/2010 Ont. privacy act a model for feds: watchdog CBC News CBC News A recent editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for improvements to the federal Privacy Act in the wake of a scandal involving the sensitive medical records of a veteran and urges the government to look at other nations' laws for guidance.
11/9/2010 Why data breach costs are really going down IT World Canada Rafael Ruffolo A new study has found that while Canadian data breaches are on the rise, the cost of such breaches is going down due to better detection and containment techniques.
11/5/2010 School boards defend census Ottawa Citizen Matthew Pearson The Ottawa public school board will later this month conduct a voluntary survey that has raised privacy concerns due to the "deeply personal" data students will be asked to provide.
11/4/2010 Bureaucrats say they're being unfairly tarred over veterans privacy scandal Macleans.ca Murray Brewster Information sessions designed to educate Veterans Affairs department staff on data handling are having a demoralizing effect on some within the department who claim they are being made to pay for the failures of those in positions of authority.
11/3/2010 Adami: Victim of privacy breach wants hospital to explain Ottawa Citizen Hugh Adami The health records of an Ottawa Hospital patient were inappropriately accessed by one of its employees--the ex-wife of the patient's husband--and now the patient has filed a grievance with Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner.
11/2/2010 Health records privacy breach affects more than 100 in Sarnia, Ont., area Winnipeg Free Press Canadian Press Bluewater Health and the North Lambton Community Health Centre have notified and apologized to more than 100 patients for an incident where an employee inappropriately accessed their personal information.
11/1/2010 New legislation to beef up privacy protocols for medical information Daily Gleaner Adam Bowie Health legislation proclaimed in New Brunswick in September will provide better guidance for medical professionals about how they should record, access and use a patient's personal medical information.
10/27/2010 Online privacy fears raised Calgary Herald Jamie Komarnicki Alberta's auditor general says the provincial government and the University of Calgary must do a better job of protecting data. 
10/25/2010 Apology by press release not enough, veterans advocate says Globe and Mail Jane Taber Former intelligence officer Sean Bruyea, whose medical information was found to be accessed 400 times by Veterans Affairs bureaucrats without permission, has said Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn's formal apology is not enough.
10/25/2010 Privacy Commissioner of Canada makes public draft report on 2010 consultations and calls for further input Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) draft report summarizing its 2010 Consumer Privacy Consultations on online tracking, profiling and targeting and cloud computing is now available on the OPC's Web site. 
10/21/2010 Spain Cites Google for Privacy Violations Latin American Herald Tribune   The privacy authorities of Canada and Spain have concluded investigations into Google's collection of personal information from unencrypted WiFi networks via its Street View vehicles. 
10/21/2010 Regulator invading privacy: commissioner CBC News   PEI's Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) has asked for judicial review of the former privacy commissioner's decision in a public records case.
10/20/2010 Canadian Medical Journal lashes out at Veterans Affairs over privacy leaks canadaeast.com Murray Brewster The Canadian Medical Association Journal this week published an editorial criticizing Veterans Affairs Canada for its mishandling of medical records. 
10/19/2010 Landmark Resolution Passed to Preserve The Future of Privacy Science 2.0 Anna Ohlden At their annual conference in Jerusalem, international data protection and privacy commissioners today approved a landmark resolution recognizing privacy by design (PbD), a concept coined by Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian.
10/18/2010 Privacy Commissioner of Canada launches enhanced privacy tool for businesses Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has announced that during Small Business Week this week, it is launching an enhanced online tool to help businesses protect their customers' privacy. 
10/11/2010 Stoddart concerned other departments circulating personal files The Hill Times Tim Naumetz The findings of the federal privacy commissioner's investigation into Veterans Affairs Canada's data handling have prompted concerns that other federal departments may be disseminating personal information about government critics.
10/10/2010 Minister Blackburn Responds to Privacy Commissioner Report pr-canada.net mincho2008 The Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada has responded to the federal privacy commissioner's conclusions following an investigation into the department's handling of a veteran's personal information. 
10/8/2010 Watchdog slams ‘alarming’ breach of veteran’s privacy Toronto Star Richard J. Brennan Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has concluded an investigation into Veterans Affairs Canada's handling of vets' personal information and has described the findings as "alarming." 
10/6/2010 Ottawa’s use of wireless technology endangering privacy, watchdog says Globe and Mail Gloria Galloway After conducting an audit of five governmental departments' data protection practices, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says not enough is being done to protect citizens' personal information.
10/4/2010 Nunavut electronic health record concerns raised CBC News   A report on Nunavut's transition to electronic health records (EHRs) despite an absence of laws to protect patient information. 
9/28/2010 Veterans affairs department to be audited for breaches Toronto Sun Bryn Weese Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart will audit the department of veterans affairs.
9/23/2010 Privacy watchdog begins fresh Facebook probe Ottawa Citizen Sarah Schmidt A report on the announcement by Canada's privacy commissioner that though Facebook has resolved privacy concerns raised in a 2008 complaint, she will launch fresh investigations into new features on the site. 
9/22/2010 Bureaucrats accessed vet's personal files Toronto Sun Laura Payton Sean Bruyea, a Canadian Forces veteran and long-time veterans' rights activist, discovered that at least 614 people have accessed his personal records a total of 4,131 times.
9/22/2010 Privacy Commissioner completes Facebook review Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Press Release Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart today announced that the issues prompting her yearlong investigation of Facebook have been resolved to her satisfaction. 
9/21/2010 Canada joins privacy enforcement agencies in establishing Global Privacy Enforcement Network Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Press Release Canada announced it has joined the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN), a group established to facilitate cooperation across national borders. 
9/9/2010 Social network sites are ‘unsupervised playground': Police study Globe and Mail Canadian Press A Nova Scotia police force conducted a five-week study to gauge teenagers' use of social networks.
9/8/2010 OIPC FAULTS MINISTRY’S PRIVACY PRACTICES Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for BC Press Release The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of British Columbia has upheld the complaint of a man who claimed he was wronged by a government agency. 
9/8/2010 Privacy commissioner’s fate up in the air Edmonton Journal Sarah Schmidt A report on the impending end of Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart's seven-year term, which will come to a close in November. 
9/8/2010 One-of-a-kind, Privacy by Design Ambassador Program recognizes individuals and organizations who make a difference newswire.ca   Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has announced the inaugural group of Privacy by Design (PbD) Ambassadors. 
9/7/2010 SEPTEMBER IS PRIVACY AND SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH FOR GOVERNMENT Government of Saskatchewan Desirae Bernreuther Saskatchewan's Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan has designated September as Privacy and Security Awareness Month. 
9/7/2010 Montreal student sues U.S. over laptop search Toronto Sun Kathleen Harris A Montreal university student, the American Civil Liberties Union, criminal defense lawyers and photographers have filed a lawsuit challenging the policy permitting officers at U.S. borders to detain travellers' laptop computers to search their contents without suspicion of wrongdoing.
9/4/2010 Laptop stolen from Burnaby Hospital held private medical info Vancouver Sun Alfie Lau The Burnaby RCMP and the Fraser Health Authority are investigating a laptop theft affecting 635 patients. 
9/2/2010 Privacy officials call for more open government Montreal Gazette Mark Kennedy The information and privacy commissioners of Canada are calling on the government to be more transparent.
8/24/2010 Facebook on possible collision course with privacy watchdog Leader-Post Sarah Schmidt Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart will soon issue her assessment of whether Facebook has come into compliance with Canadian privacy law.
8/23/2010 Privacy commissioner investigates 'Golo' admittance into Calgary hospital Calgary Herald Sherri Zickefoose Alberta Privacy Commissioner Frank Work is launching an investigation to determine how a patient was admitted to a Calgary hospital with the stolen Alberta Health Care card of an acquaintance and was buried under that stolen name when he died in the hospital of natural causes. 
8/19/2010 B.C. online gambling glitches fixed? Globe and Mail Justine Hunter The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is set to revive its PlayNow online gambling Web site after resolving to the satisfaction of the provincial privacy commissioner a security vulnerability that caused a breach last month.
8/17/2010 World is losing grip on privacy: watchdog Ottawa Citizen Vito Pilieci Now is the time for governments to radically change the way they police the sharing of personal information. 
8/13/2010 The end of online privacy Globe and Mail Susan Krashinsky and Omar El Akkad "The traditional notions of privacy and anonymity--and even the revamped versions that arose with the Web two decades ago--are dying." 
8/11/2010 Hospital faces privacy probe The Chronicle Journal Kris Ketonen The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Ontario is investigating a breach of patient records.
8/10/2010 Privacy commissioner seeks to block finger-printing of Canadian med-school applicants Ottawa Citizen Glen McGregor Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has moved to block the fingerprinting of medical school applicants.
8/4/2010 Privacy commissioner probes alleged breach at Service Ontario kiosk Ottawa Citizen Lee Greenberg The Office of the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner is looking into a reported breach of the province's change-of-address Web site.
8/2/2010 Toronto police won’t use body cams — yet Toronto Star Henry Stancu A report on the increasing trend of police officers outfitted with body cameras. 
7/30/2010 Tax collector accessed private files for gain Vancouver Sun Chad Skelton A former British Columbia tax collector improperly accessed the files of taxpayers over a four-year period.
7/28/2010 Privacy watchdog chows down on gambling site The Province Andy Ivens The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) will not reactivate its online gambling site until an independent security review is complete, according to an update released yesterday by BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham. 
7/27/2010 BCLC could face huge fines for credit breach: expert CTV.ca CBC TV After a breach of its Web site, PlayNow.com, BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) may face big fines, says one check card security expert. 
7/24/2010 Crime cameras should go, says privacy czar Calgary Herald Jason Van Rassel Based on a Statistics Canada report showing that Calgary's crime rate is below the national average and down seven percent from 2008, Alberta Privacy Commissioner Frank Work wants some of the city's surveillance cameras removed.
7/22/2010 Clement won't back down on census CBC News   Industry Minister Tony Clement says he and the prime minister are in agreement regarding his decision to make the country's long-form census optional due to privacy concerns, despite criticisms and even the resignation of Canada's chief statistician in protest. 
7/21/2010 BCLC's online gambling site compromised accounts of 134 users Vancouver Sun Jonathan Fowlie The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has revealed a data breach on its Web site that compromised the accounts of 134 users.
7/15/2010 New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham has named Fredericton lawyer Anne Bertrand as the province's first access to information and privacy commissioner CBC News   New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham has named Fredericton lawyer Anne Bertrand as the province's first access to information and privacy commissioner.
7/15/2010 Census not an issue: privacy watchdog Winnipeg Free Press Jennifer Ditchburn The Canadian government has scaled back census laws, to remove a mandatory requirement that all Canadians complete a long-form census, citing widespread privacy concerns.
7/15/2010 Prison staff win legal case after personal info leaked to inmates Toronto Sun Kathleen Harris A group of Ontario prison guards has won a class action lawsuit against the Canadian government for what they describe as an "egregious lack of concern" for safeguarding employees' personal information.
7/15/2010 Police turn to banks' software to help identify G20 suspects Ottawa Citizen Ashley Csanady A spokesperson for the Canadian Bankers Association says the organization will adhere to privacy laws when handling police photographs of violent demonstrators at the recent G20 summit. 
7/12/2010 Health fax mistakes create a headache for pharmacies Northern News Services Elizabeth McMillan and Paul Bickford The practice of faxing medical information has come under scrutiny recently after reports that personal information had mistakenly been sent to incorrect recipients, prompting the NWT healthcare system to temporarily halt faxing all medical records.
7/7/2010 World of Warcraft moves to slay forum trolls CBC News Peter Nowak The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has received inquiries from gamers who are upset about one company's new "zero anonymity" rule. 
7/3/2010 Facebook target of lawsuit The Star Phoenix Lori Coolican A Canadian law firm has filed a nationwide class-action suit against social networking site Facebook.
7/1/2010 Privacy watchdog probes dating site Vancouver Sun Meagan Fitzpatrick Canada's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into the practices of an online dating service.
6/30/2010 Sask. needs privacy upgrade: report CBC News   Releasing their offices' annual reports yesterday, two commissioners are calling for changes to their provinces' privacy laws. 
6/25/2010 More N.W.T. medical records faxed to CBC CBC News   The CBC is reporting receiving healthcare information accidentally from Northwest Territories (NWT) health authorities one month after a similar breach raised concerns about patient confidentiality. 
6/24/2010 Edmonton business breached employee’s privacy rights Edmonton Journal Karen Kleiss An Edmonton-based business has been ordered to educate its employees about privacy laws after two managers sent out a memo about the departure of a "difficult" staffer.
6/20/2010 Rogue tax workers snooped on ex-spouses, family members Toronto Star Dean Beebe Dozens of employees at Canada's tax agency have accessed taxpayers' personal information inappropriately.
6/18/2010 Privacy Commissioner of Canada establishes Toronto office Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has established a Toronto office in an effort to develop a more effective presence there.
6/18/2010 Some types of jury vetting are acceptable: Crown National Post Shannon Kari The Ontario government is disputing the findings of a report issued last fall by Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian that determined approximately one-third of Crown offices in the province violated the Juries Act by using confidential police databases to vet prospective jurors.
6/16/2010 Ontario sets best practices for smart grids ComputerWorld Jennifer Kavur Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has launched a publication aimed at guiding utilities on how to protect consumers' personal information in the smart grid.
6/16/2010 Woman who blames Rogers for exposing affair says she’s not alone Toronto Star Brendan Kennedy   The Toronto woman suing her former phone company for allegedly invading her privacy has launched a campaign to find other frustrated customers to join her lawsuit.
6/14/2010 Rules to guard consumers' information 'toothless': Expert canada.com Walter Cordery Current federal and provincial laws are not doing enough to protect personal data stored electronically, using as an example the recent thefts of laptops from financial institutions in Nanaimo. 
6/9/2010 Province ponders revealing privacy breaches The Star Phoenix James Wood The Saskatchewan government is considering the mandatory disclosure of privacy breaches.
6/9/2010 Politicians talk a good game, but perform timidly on privacy Leader-Post Murry Mandryk Murray Mandryk says politicians would be wise to champion privacy and that doing so may even work to their benefit. 
6/8/2010 Privacy commissioner says mortgage brokers fall short in protecting info Globe and Mail Canadian Press Though mortgage brokers have made strides in protecting personal data, an Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) audit has revealed that more should be done. 
6/8/2010 Four confirmed cases of inappropriate access Leader-Post James Wood Four cases of "inappropriate system access" at Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) have been confirmed so far this year, with another case still under review.
6/6/2010 A legal spending spree Toronto Star   Efforts by three Toronto councillors to gain greater access to the city's Integrated Business Management System could breach privacy law.
6/3/2010 Canada’s Privacy Commissioner awards $500,000 to 13 projects to advance frontiers of privacy research Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Francois Cadieux Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has announced the 2010-11 Contributions Program recipients. 
6/3/2010 Prime minister tabs acting information commissioner to fill job permanently 680News.com Canadian Press Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced the nomination of Suzanne Legault as Canada's new information commissioner.
6/2/2010 New credit cards pose security problem CBC News Zach Dubinski Most new credit cards in Canada are equipped with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, which experts caution poses major fraud and privacy concerns.
6/1/2010 Telus's secure online service will let patients see their medical files Vancouver Sun Gillian Shaw Telus will soon launch a consumer electronic health service that chief executive Darren Entwistle says will "revolutionize" healthcare.
6/1/2010 Privacy chief launches Google probe Globe and Mail Jacquie McNish   Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has launched an investigation into what Internet company Google has described as accidental collection of data from unsecured wireless networks by its Street View vehicles.
6/1/2010 Annual Report to Parliament 2009 Report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart For the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC), "2009 was a watershed year," Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart writes in her report to parliament on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 
5/31/2010 Canadian profs warn privacy laws don't reach cyberspace Montreal Gazette Canwest News Service In a paper presented at the 2010 Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences, two professors suggest that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is not specific--or stringent--enough to protect Canadians online.
5/31/2010 Geist: Security breach disclosure bill has bark but no bite Toronto Star Michael Geist Canadian scholar Michael Geist says a bill tabled last week could do more harm than good. 
5/30/2010 Hydro fights RCMP on power records Global Toronto Jane Seyd BC Hydro will not be required to turn over more than a thousand homeowners' energy consumption records to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
5/28/2010 University Health Network Notifies Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of stolen laptop with patient information newswire.ca   University Health Network (UHN) has informed patients and the privacy commissioner that a laptop containing the personal health information of about 20,000 surgical patients was stolen from an employee's car. 
5/27/2010 Poll: Canadian businesses unconcerned about privacy breach risk Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has released survey results that suggest Canadian businesses are not concerned about privacy breach risks, despite the fact they are collecting more information about their customers than ever before. 
5/27/2010 Class Sues Over Infant Blood Sampling in B.C. Courthouse News Darryl Greer British Columbia's Provincial Health Services Authority is facing a class action lawsuit for its collection and use of infants' blood samples without parental permission.
5/26/2010 Facebook warned it's not in compliance Globe and Mail Jacquie McNish and Omar El Akkad Canada's federal and provincial privacy commissioners are offering different opinions based on their first reviews of Facebook's announcement of its new privacy settings. 
5/26/2010 C-29: The Anti-Privacy Privacy Bill www.michaelgeist.ca Michael Geist A Canadian scholar weighs in on one of two bills tabled by Industry Minister Tony Clement this week, calling C-29--the Safeguarding Canadians' Personal Information Act--a "huge disappointment." 
5/26/2010 Province ran unauthorized credit checks on employees Edmonton Journal Trish Audette Alberta's privacy commissioner is investigating why some Alberta government employees were the subject of credit checks earlier this year.
5/25/2010 Bill would lower boom on spammers Vancouver Sun Canwest News Service The Canadian government tabled what Industry Minister Tony Clement described as long-overdue legislation--an anti-spam law that would impose up to $1 million penalties and would allow for civil actions against violators. 
5/25/2010 Firms not required to inform victims of privacy breach under new rules Vancouver Sun Sarah Schmidt Proposed amendments to Canada's private sector privacy law would require that companies report material data breaches to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and notify affected individuals in cases involving significant risks.
5/20/2010 Taking blood from babies a prickly situation Calgary Sun Michael Platt A Canadian civil liberties group says parents should be asking questions about the storage of their newborns' DNA.
5/20/2010 Regina recycling company loses confidential medical records Leader-Post Regina Leader-Post In an industrial area of Regina, a man found medical cards containing personal information such as names, telephone numbers, addresses and birth dates lying on the street. 
5/14/2010 Smile: You’re on Summit Camera Globe and Mail Colin Freeze Toronto police have begun installing 77 closed-circuit video cameras in and around the city's financial district to address security concerns in connection with the G20 Summit in June. 
5/13/2010 The new social suicide: Facebook users jump ship over privacy concerns Montreal Gazette Misty Harris If online searches are any indicator, there is a growing movement afoot to cut ties with the world's most popular social networking site over its controversial privacy amendments. 
5/12/2010 Sask. patient name release to fundraisers halted CBC News   Saskatchewan Health Commissioner Don McMorris has temporarily halted a controversial new plan that allows hospitals to share patient information with fundraising organizations.
5/11/2010 Ontario leading the way by embedding privacy into the Smart Grid, says Commissioner Ann Cavoukian Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Embedding privacy into the Smart Grid will be essential as its implementation goes forward, according to Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian's 2009 Annual Report.
5/11/2010 Powerless privacy watchdog 'concerned' about new U.S. airline security rules Vancouver Sun Sarah Schmidt Canadian Assistant Privacy Commissioner Chantal Bernier shared privacy concerns about the U.S. Secure Flight program, telling parliament that there is little Canada can do about it.
5/11/2010 Smart grid data must be protected: Privacy czar Toronto Star Tanya Talaga Energy Minister Brad Duguid says he is taking the advice of Ontario's information and privacy commissioner "very seriously" when it comes to protecting customer information on the smart grid.
5/8/2010 Watchdog job 'unique challenge' Times Colonist Rob Shaw Newly appointed BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has cited the unique nature of the job in her decision to leave her post in the federal privacy commissioner's office. 
5/7/2010 New privacy boss went after Facebook Times Colonist Rob Shaw & Lindsay Kines Federal Assistant Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has been appointed to a six-year term as British Columbia's new information and privacy commissioner. 
5/5/2010 Saskatchewan health minister apologizes for misleading the house Winnipeg Free Press Canadian Press Saskatchewan Health Minister Don McMorris says he consulted Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson before amending data sharing rules for Saskatchewan hospitals, but it was years ago and under another government party.
5/5/2010 Protection needed for youths' online privacy: experts Ottawa Citizen Mohammed Adam The Internet is a positive tool and common method of communication for teens, but many--especially teenage girls--remain vulnerable to predators due to a lack of understanding of what happens to their online communications.
5/4/2010 Ontario Court Sets Standard For Disclosing Anonymous Posters www.michaelgeist.ca Michael Geist The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued its decision on an appeal filed by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and CIPPIC regarding whether Web site owners can be ordered to disclose the identities of anonymous users accused of defamation. 
5/3/2010 Canada's privacy watchdog needs more teeth, says asst. commissioner IT Business Brian Jackson Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) needs to be strengthened to better handle threats from certain online services, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada may need stronger powers to deal with the challenges they pose. 
5/3/2010 Sask. patient privacy rule changes slammed CBC News   Provincial Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson wants the government to rethink its recent decision to allow Saskatchewan hospitals to share the names and addresses of former patients with fundraising foundations without the patients' consent.
5/1/2010 Facebook, privacy advocates square off over what's public and what's protected Vancouver Sun Gillian Shaw A report on the use of social media profile data for marketing purposes on other Web sites without users' knowledge or permission. 
4/28/2010 Alberta privacy breaches to be reported Lexology Debbie L.Dresen When Alberta's Personal Information Protection Amendment Act takes effect, organizations covered by PIPA will have to notify the privacy commissioner when they experience a loss of personal information. 
4/28/2010 Health minister 'fundamentally disagrees' with commissioner's privacy worries The Tyee Andrew MacLeod British Columbia Health Minister Kevin Falcon has dismissed privacy concerns raised by Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner Paul Fraser about changes to the province's health laws.
4/26/2010 Geist: Privacy takes big step towards global enforcement Toronto Star Michael Geist A letter by Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart and nine of her counterparts from across the globe questioning the privacy practices of several international corporations may well indicate a new era of privacy enforcement.
4/24/2010 Global Web cop Financial Post Matt Hartley What began as a sole focus on the information access and privacy rights of the citizens of Quebec has evolved into a role of global influence for Canada's federal privacy commissioner. 
4/20/2010 Fax foibles prove need for electronic health records Calgary Sun Michael Platt Alberta's Information and Privacy Commission is reviewing a breach involving the medical records of a woman, which were faxed to a provincial newspaper rather than her physician. 
4/20/2010 Spotlight on social media SC Magazine James Hale Canada's federal privacy commissioner will soon embark on a series of public consultations about Canadians' use of social media, online gaming and cloud computing tools.
4/20/2010 PIAC files privacy complaint against Nexopia Straight.com   The Ottawa-based Public Interest Advocacy Centre has filed a complaint with Canada's federal privacy commissioner about the Nexopia social networking site.
4/15/2010 Privacy scandal leads to charges for fired government worker Vancouver Sun Lindsay Kines and Rob Shaw Criminal charges have been filed against a BC government worker who was found to have the personal information of 1,400 citizens in his home.
4/14/2010 Tighter pharmacy controls needed: Sask. privacy commissioner CBC News   Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson says there needs to be a review of how Saskatchewan trains, approves and monitors healthcare workers and their use of personal health information. 
4/13/2010 Ottawa man's lawsuit seeks to unmask anonymous posters Ottawa Citizen Don Butler A panel of Ottawa judges is considering whether Web sites named in libel actions must identify people who post anonymous defamatory comments, and that is raising concerns among some privacy and civil liberties organizations. 
4/12/2010 Alberta privacy commissioner OK with U of A switch to Gmail Edmonton Journal Staff Writer Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has given the University of Alberta the approval to convert its e-mail accounts to Google's Gmail service--as long as university officials warn users about the possibility that their e-mails could be examined by U.S. authorities. 
4/10/2010 B.C. Ferries’ data security system flawed, audit finds Globe and Mail Gary Mason Recent audits of BC Ferries have revealed deficiencies in the company's data protection safeguards.
4/8/2010 Credit scores can hike home insurance rates CBC News   Insurance companies across Canada are increasingly using credit scores to determine the cost of premiums.
4/8/2010 Donation requests should be stopped StarPhoenix   A StarPhoenix editorial calls the Saskatchewan government's decision to allow health foundations access to discharged hospital patients' personal information an infringement on citizens' privacy. 
4/8/2010 Smart phones could pose trouble, privacy watchdog says Montreal Gazette Jason Magder Canada's privacy commissioner says she has reservations about smart phones' potential to track users.
4/8/2010 B.C. information and privacy commissioner's term set to expire on April 12 Straight.com Travis Lupick The term for BC Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner Paul Fraser is set to expire April 12.
4/6/2010 Critics rattled over new patient privacy rules CBC News Canadian Press While hospital foundations are lauding a decision by the Saskatchewan government to give them access to the names and addresses of those who have used hospital services in order to aid fundraising efforts, others are less enthused.
4/5/2010 State Farm challenges Canada's privacy law in court Toronto Star Michael Geist Canada's Federal Court will hear a case that has the potential to radically change the nation's privacy protections.
4/2/2010 How private is your home's selling price? Yourhome.ca Mark Weisleder In an article for yourhome.ca, lawyer Mark Weisleder explores how Canada's privacy laws apply to the publishing and advertising of homes' selling prices. 
4/1/2010 BC Lousy at Guarding Privacy: Commissioner The Tyee Andrew MacLeod BC's acting privacy commissioner says that the government's proposed changes to the provincial privacy law are unnecessary.
3/30/2010 Deny police easy access to cellphone, computer records, critics say Vancouver Sun Karen Kleiss Police told a parliamentary committee that they should be allowed access to cellphone subscriber information and IP addresses without a warrant in order to better combat organized crime. 
3/29/2010 Hydro failed to protect privacy, watchdog says Toronto Star Katie Daubs The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has said Toronto Hydro Corporation must fix the "security shortcomings" that led to a breach of its e-billing system. 
3/28/2010 Alberta ponders biometric ID cards for homeless Calgary Herald Colette Derworiz Housing Minister Jonathan Denis told the Calgary Herald that his department is discussing with Service Alberta the creation of an Alberta ID card for the homeless. 
3/25/2010 Sweeping New Powers Would Threaten Privacy: Watchdog The Tyee Andrew MacLeod In a move that is raising concerns about privacy implications, the British Columbia government presented an 88-page submission seeking expansion of its powers to collect and share citizens' private information to a special committee reviewing the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 
3/24/2010 2 suspended for violating N.L. patient privacy CBC News   Two employees of Newfoundland's largest healthcare authority have been suspended for inappropriately accessing patient records.
3/24/2010 Canadians to get e-passports in 2011, but security experts voice concerns Ottawa Citizen Don Butler As early as next year, Canadians who apply for passports will receive documents with chips that contain digital images and personal information such as names and dates of birth, which is raising concerns about privacy and identity theft. 
3/22/2010 Citizens deserve adequate funding for privacy office The Star Phoenix   A StarPhoenix editorial calls the Saskatchewan government's denial of more funding for the privacy commissioner's office "short-sighted." 
3/22/2010 Canadian cities ranked by risk of identity fraud Edmonton Sun QMI Agency When it comes to online identity fraud, Burlington, Ontario, has made the top of the list for Canada's riskiest cities.
3/20/2010 Security Breach Notices for Canadian Data infolawgroup.com W. Scott Blackmer When it comes to notification requirements for security breaches involving Canadian data, federal and provincial privacy commissioners have established guidelines for companies to follow in the event of data loss or theft. W. Scott Blackener of Information Law Group points out that while Canada does not have the legally enforceable breach notice statutes in place in the U.S.
3/18/2010 Sunrise Health Region mistakenly sends letter regarding Dr. Darius Tsatsi test reading Leader-Post Pamela Cowan A Melville woman says the Sunrise Health Region sent her the personal health information of a deceased patient. mistakenly
3/16/2010 House opens probe after tax forms sent in error Ottawa Citizen Mike DeSouza The House of Commons has launched an internal probe after an administrative error resulted in 647 personal income tax forms being mailed to the wrong addresses.
3/16/2010 Prescriptions going to dump end up on Gatineau road Ottawa Citizen Mohammed Adam The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner is investigating a data breach after thousands of old prescription records ended up on an Ottawa road.
3/15/2010 Global flow of data saps privacy rules lfpress.com David Canton Real-time globalization and the instantaneous worldwide flow of data are changing the terrain of privacy regulation. That's according to Jennifer Stoddart, Canada's privacy commissioner.
3/15/2010 RRSP mixup scares off client Ottawa Citizen Louisa Taylor and Tony Spears An Ottawa man says he will leave his bank after it mailed him another customer's personal information. 
3/12/2010 Government data protection 'adequate' Times Colonist Rob Shaw British Columbia Auditor General John Doyle believes the provincial government is now doing an "adequate" job of protecting sensitive data on its wireless computer networks.
3/12/2010 Privacy is still a social norm Globe and Mail Ann Cavoukian Privacy has not ceased to be the norm, Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian writes in an opinion piece. 
3/10/2010 Saskatchewan doctors warned over Ontario company's offer to store patient files Winnipeg Free Press Canadian Press Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner is warning physicians and citizens about health record storage services being offered by an Ontario company.
3/10/2010 Public to be consulted before biometrics added to passports Northern News John Robbins Passport Canada has confirmed it will schedule consultations to gather public input before a plan to incorporate biometric technology into passports moves forward.
3/8/2010 Court goes digital for first time Edmonton Journal Andrea Sands The move to electronic court trials may bring security concerns, but Alberta's information and privacy commissioner believes those issues can be addressed.
3/7/2010 Privacy commissioner questions security of health records after doctors die Canadian Press Jennifer Graham Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson believes more needs to be done to protect sensitive, personal health information left behind when doctors retire or pass away.
3/6/2010 Health authority slammed again for privacy lapse CBC News   Privacy Commissioner Paul Fraser believes Vancouver Coastal Health Authority did not consider privacy concerns when it launched a database of personal health information that was accessible to about 4,000 users, including nonprofit agencies and other public entities.
3/6/2010 Watching our flights Montreal Gazette Kevin Dougherty Amidst privacy concerns surrounding the Secure Flight program, which transfers passengers' personal information from domestic airlines to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Air Canada officials have confirmed using the U.S. no-fly list to screen passengers on nonstop flights passing over the U.S.
3/5/2010 Baird to seek advice on U.S. travel rules Ottawa Citizen Robert Sibley The U.S. Secure Flight program is set to take effect in December, and Canada's Federal Transport Minister wants the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner (OPC) involved.
3/4/2010 Biometric passport promise revived Toronto Star Tonda MacCharles The government has announced it is moving forward with its plan to require Canadians to obtain biometric passports for travel.
3/3/2010 CIBC Agrees to Compensate Customers for Disclosing Account Data Bloomberg.com Joe Schneider The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce will compensate customers whose personal information was mistakenly sent to businesses in the U.S. and Quebec.
3/2/2010 Parliamentary restart a chance to renew digital agenda Ottawa Citizen Michael Geist Parliament resumed this week and with 100 days until the summer break, Industry Minister Tony Clement should set a series of realizable targets for the nation's digital strategy. 
2/28/2010 NRP defends drug raid signs The Standard Peter Downs Niagara Regional Police believe vehicle-mounted signs announcing drug searches are substantially different from those placed in front of homes by another department and found in breach of privacy laws last year.
2/26/2010 Privacy commissioner will probe bank's handling of documents Nanaimo Daily News Danielle Bell The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia is monitoring an investigation into how banking documents turned up at a recycling center.
2/26/2010 Durham Region responds to privacy orders after USB key with public health data lost Durham Region Keith Gilligan Durham Region is tightening up its procedures and increasing staff training after the loss of a portable computer device holding personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth on 83,524 people immunized at an H1N1 clinic.
2/24/2010 Retailer ordered to stop credit checks Canadian HR Reporter   Alberta's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has ordered a retailer to stop performing credit information checks on job candidates, determining the practice is not "reasonably required" to assess job performance ability for sales associates.
2/23/2010 Privacy commissioner cites Sobeys for collecting personal info Ottawa Citizen Glen McGregor Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is asking the Federal Court of Canada to order a national grocery chain to stop collecting personal information from tobacco purchasers.
2/22/2010 Saskatchewan privacy commissioner cuts services citing lack of resources Winnipeg Free Press Jennifer Graham The Saskatchewan privacy commissioner's office will be cutting back on its services due to limited staffing.
2/22/2010 Health records held for fee after doctor quits CBC News   Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson is investigating a complaint by a Regina woman alleging she has been told she must pay to access her health records.
2/22/2010 Court of appeal decision on privacy process likely to have signifigant impact on Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner Ablawg.ca Linda McKay-Panos Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has said that "likely hundreds of Albertans will lose the privacy remedies they thought they received in response to their complaints" as a result of a recent Alberta Court of Appeal's decision that found the IPC cannot extend investigation time limits imposed by the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). 
2/21/2010 Giant database a risk to privacy Times Colonist Staff Writer The provincial government's plans for a new database linking information gathered for income assistance, employment services, child welfare, family development, child mental health, youth justice and other purposes will put British Columbia residents' privacy at risk.
2/20/2010 Federal watchdog calls for appeals on Newfoundland rulings The Telegram Rob Antle Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault, like her Newfoundland and Labrador counterpart, is raising concerns about two recent court decisions that limit the provincial commissioner's powers. 
2/19/2010 Smart grid could turn appliances into spies, experts warn CBC News Paul Gallant Like the toaster and blender, smart meters are expected to become household items within the next several years. 
2/18/2010 Security: For your protection VUE Weekly Laura Collison The Olympic Games are underway and the conversation about the impact on citizens' privacy persists. 
2/18/2010 Decision further restricts watchdog The Telegram Rob Antle The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador ruled that the provincial information and privacy commissioner was not entitled to access certain legal information in the course of investigations due to attorney-client privilege considerations.
2/17/2010 Privacy Concerns In The Clouds City TV Shawne McKeown Despite its increasing popularity, cloud computing continues to raise data privacy concerns.
2/16/2010 Privacy commissioner reviewing Google Buzz CBC News Peter Nowak The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of Canada is investigating Google's new Buzz social networking feature to see if it complies with Canadian privacy laws.
2/13/2010 Government data-sharing cost jumps $70 million Times Colonist Rob Shaw Privacy concerns are again being raised around British Columbia's Integrated Case Management computer system aimed at allowing housing and children's ministries staff to share information on more than 200,000 residents.
2/11/2010 N.B. justice minister resigns over privacy issue CBC News   New Brunswick Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs Bernard LeBlanc has resigned from his post following allegations that an e-mail sent in his name violated the privacy rights of a woman connected to an animal neglect case.
2/11/2010 Windsor man guilty of murder CBC News   A murder case that brought privacy concerns about juror background checks into the public eye has resulted in a first-degree murder conviction for an Ontario man.
2/10/2010 B.C. government eyes creation of privacy office in wake of scandal Times Colonist Staff Writer British Columbia's provincial government will explore creating a new chief privacy officer position following a recent breach scandal involving personal information from 1,400 government clients.
2/10/2010 The Future of Privacy Regulation Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart believes "personal information requires more protection than ever before." 
2/10/2010 B.C. government eyes creation of privacy office in wake of scandal Times Colonist Staff Writer British Columbia's provincial government will explore creating a new chief privacy officer position following a recent privacy breach scandal involving the personal information of 1,400 government clients.
2/10/2010 Regina now on Google Street View Global News   Up-close and personal views of several Saskatchewan communities are just a click away via the Internet, but such easy visual access is causing privacy concerns.
2/8/2010 B.C. told to quickly appoint chief privacy officer after welfare info leaked Canadian Press   British Columbia Acting Privacy Commissioner Paul Fraser is pointing to last year's breach involving the personal information of 1,400 welfare recipients as an example of why the provincial government should move quickly to appoint a new chief privacy officer (CPO).
2/8/2010 Online tracking under scrutiny Canoe.ca David Canton Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is seeking the public's input on the online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers.
2/6/2010 U of L Facebook prank a lesson in privacy Calgary Herald Valerie Fortney While Canada's privacy commissioner has been examining how the world's most popular social networking site handles personal information, a group of University of Lethbridge students have conducted their own experiment and learned a privacy lesson in the process.
2/6/2010 Online court searches will cost you Times Colonist Rob Shaw, Lindsay Kines and Louise Dixon In a move aimed at allaying privacy concerns, officials are charging fees for Internet access to British Columbia's public court records.
2/5/2010 Cavoukian fires back at Durham Health report criticism IT World Canada Kathleen Lau Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has denounced criticism of her report on Durham Health Region's recent loss of a memory stick containing data on thousands of patients.
2/5/2010 Facial recognition in aisle 4 Globe and Mail Dianne Nice A report on the emerging use of facial-recognition technology in retail stores. 
2/5/2010 How not to market on the web Financial Post Alden M. Hayashi A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto and Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests companies need to consider consumers' sense of privacy in advertising campaigns.
2/4/2010 Brock student info inadvertently posted online The Standard Monique Beech Brock University officials were alerted to a breach involving personal data from its approximately 17,000 students after one student was able to access his own information through an Internet search.
2/3/2010 CORRECT(2/2): BROKER'S WORLD CANADA: IIROC Eyes More Guidance on Social Media Wall Street Journal   The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is considering new rules that would allow broker-dealer firms to monitor employee activities on social networking sites.
1/29/2010 Review finds government officials botched handling of privacy breach. Times Colonist Rob Shaw and Lindsay Kines A government review has found the response by British Columbia government officials and supervisors to a privacy breach involving the personal information of 1,400 income-assisted residents was inadequate.
1/28/2010 Private data of 8,600 Ont. teachers compromised CBC News   More than 8,000 Toronto District School Board teachers have had their personally identifiable information exposed as a result of the theft of a laptop computer. 
1/27/2010 Privacy: Facebook under investigation in Canada National Post Sarah Schmidt The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has announced it is once again launching an investigation into Facebook. 
1/25/2010 Interim privacy commissioner appointed Globe and Mail Justine Hunter Six days after former Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis resigned to accept another post within the British Columbian government, the province has named an interim commissioner.
1/25/2010 Canadians wary of online privacy promises National Post Sarah Schmidt A government-sponsored survey indicates that only six percent of Canadians trust social networking sites to protect their personal information.
1/22/2010 B.C.'s privacy office left in legal limbo Globe and Mail Justine Hunter The departure of British Columbia's privacy chief, David Loukidelis, has left the province's privacy enforcement apparatus up in the air. 
1/20/2010 B.C. privacy watchdog named deputy attorney-general Vancouver Sun Jonathan Fowlie British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) David Loukidelis will become the province's deputy attorney-general.
1/20/2010 NL: Union accuses IOC of invasion of privacy Nova Scotia Business Journal James McLeod Union workers at the Iron Ore Company in Newfoundland say the company's demand that certain workers sign over full access to their medical records is an invasion of their privacy.
1/19/2010 Privacy watchdog wants public input on networking sites Globe and Mail Michael Oliviera Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is accepting public input on the ways personal information on social networking sites can lead to the tracking and targeting of consumers.
1/19/2010 Privacy complaint filed against youth-oriented website Globe and Mail Canadian Press Ottawa's Public Interest Advocacy Centre has filed a complaint with Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart alleging Nexopia has committed six violations of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
1/14/2010 Ont. privacy commissioner orders 'strong encryption' of health records CBC News   Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) has ordered provincial health authorities to encrypt all personal health information stored on portable devices such as memory sticks and laptops.
1/14/2010 Medical waste dumped in Scarborough Toronto Sun Kevin Connor Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner is looking into the discovery of dozens of medical waste containers in the vicinity of a methadone clinic in Scarborough.
1/11/2010 Casinos change privacy rules CBC News   Government-owned casinos in Saskatchewan have announced a change in policy that means patrons purchasing event tickets with cash will no longer be required to provide personal information.
1/11/2010 Would You Track Your Kid by GPS? Wired Brad Moon A portable GPS device that can be inserted into a backpack and used to monitor a child's whereabouts is being tested in Canada.
1/11/2010 Palm scanning for grad students raises fears Toronto Star   The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is being asked to investigate whether requiring students to provide fingerprints or palm scans to take competitive graduate school admission tests is an invasion of privacy.
1/8/2010 Impact of imaging scanners on privacy needs scrutiny kelowna.com Canwest News Service Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart discusses airport imaging scanners in an editorial. 
1/8/2010 Privacy threatened by online life BBC News Zoe Kleinman The Intimacy 2.0 era has dawned and it's not just those who post intimate details about their lives online whose privacy is diminished. 
1/7/2010 Full body scanners could be used without violating privacy, says expert Out-law.com   While some Canadian privacy regulators monitor the government's moves on implementing more full-body imaging scanners at the nation's airports, Ontario's privacy commissioner says that technological measures to lessen the invasiveness of certain airport security scanners are available and effective.
1/5/2010 First body scanners in Canadian airports by March Toronto Star   Airports in both Canada and the UK will soon deploy controversial full body scanning x-ray machines to enhance security.
1/5/2010 Privacy rules likely breached: commissioner  The Western Star Gary Kean Newfoundland and Labrador Information and Privacy Commissioner Ed Ring has concluded an investigation into the alleged disclosure of personal information from municipal records
1/5/2010 Canadian sues Google over data-sharing program Winnipeg Free Press Kevin Rollason A Manitoba man has filed a class-action suit over alleged problems with the launch of Google's Buzz program. 
1/1/2010 Canadian airlines plead with government to solve U.S. security dilemma Canadian Press Jim Bronskill Canada's major airlines say they will be forced to either break privacy laws or ignore new American air security rules unless the federal government steps in.
12/22/2009 Ont.'s privacy commissioner probes missing health records CTV.ca Canadian Press Ontario's privacy commissioner is investigating a data breach affecting more than 83,000 flu clinic patients following the disappearance of a USB drive containing personal health information.
12/19/2009 B.C. civil servant accused of sending personal data to U.S. border guard kelowna.com Canwest News Service A British Columbia government employee has been accused of e-mailing sensitive information about government clients to a U.S. border agent in Washington State.
12/18/2009 BC Government probes another privacy breach Times Colonist Rob Shaw For the second  time in two months, the B.C. government is investigating an employee-induced data breach.
12/18/2009 Have Yourself a Little Privacy this Holiday, says Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Colin McKay Canada's federal privacy commissioner is reminding citizens to take care when using Information Age toys and gifts. 
12/15/2009 Online trust lacking, survey shows Calgary Sun Doug McIntyre The results of a public opinion survey show that among industry sectors, online retailers score lowest when it comes to consumer trust. 
12/11/2009 Facebook phone app collects non-users' contact information CBC News Christine Peloquin Two new privacy issues affecting Canadian subscribers of Facebook have drawn the attention of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
12/4/2009 Government violated its privacy policy: watchdog CBC News   British Columbia's privacy commissioner, David Loukidelis, says that the BC government failed to notify citizens for seven months following a data breach in which the files of social assistance recipients were found in the home of a government employee. 
12/3/2009 Breach calls for an independent inquiry Times Colonist Les Leyne A report calls for an independent inquiry into the breach of sensitive records from the British Columbia children's ministry. 
12/2/2009 FTC Website Educates Kids about Privacy and Fraud Federal Trade Commission   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to help kids learn how to protect their privacy. 
11/23/2009 Privacy czar to probe files breach Times Colonist Rob Shaw British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner has launched an inquiry into how a government case worker was able to remove sensitive information on 1,400 citizens from the children's ministry.
11/22/2009 Quebec woman's Facebook insurance battle highlights need for online prudence The Canadian Press Sidhartha Banerjee A Manulife insurance agent told Nathalie Blanchard that she would no longer receive long-term disability checks because of certain photos on her Facebook page.
11/22/2009 E-passports won't include fingerprints Toronto Sun Althia Raj Passport Canada has backed off of plans to embed biometric data into electronic passports.
11/22/2009 E-passports won't include fingerprints Toronto Sun Althia Raj Passport Canada has backed off of plans to embed biometric data into electronic passports.
11/21/2009 Planned medical privacy rules redundant, says commissioner Edmonton Journal Archie McLean Alberta's information and privacy commissioner (IPC) says Bill 62, now in second reading, is redundant and a threat to individual privacy.
11/21/2009 Planned medical privacy rules redundant, says commissioner Edmonton Journal Archie McLean Alberta's information and privacy commissioner (IPC) says Bill 62, now in second reading, is redundant and a threat to individual privacy.
11/20/2009 Missing laptops in Edmonton stuns privacy commissioner kelowna.com Canwest News Service The City of Edmonton lost 48 laptop computers over the past four years.
11/19/2009 Laws said needed to protect children from Internet threats telegraphjournal.com   A New Brunswick official will press the Graham government for legislation to protect children from certain online activities and to recognize children's online privacy as a human right,.
11/19/2009 Protecting privacy; Lost medical files another reason for implementing more security: retired nurses The Western Star Gary Kean Two retired nurses say stricter standards are needed for the protection of health records.
11/19/2009 Privacy Concerns Kamloops Daily News CF New Democratic health critic Adrian Dix wants British Columbia's privacy commissioner to look into a breach of private medical information.
11/18/2009 'No-fly' watchdogs blasted Toronto Star Jaspreet Singh In her report to Parliament, federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart released the results of her office's audit of "no-fly" list privacy practices at Transport Canada.
11/17/2009 Canada Banks, Agency, May Violate Clients’ Privacy, Report Says  Bloomberg.com Alexandre Deslongchamps The federal privacy commissioner (OPC) has recommended that Fintrac improve its privacy protocols.
11/17/2009 Canada Banks, Agency, May Violate Clients’ Privacy, Report Says  Bloomberg.com Alexandre Deslongchamps The federal privacy commissioner (OPC) has recommended that Fintrac improve its privacy protocols.
11/16/2009 Terror financing detection, no-fly list come under commissioner's scrutiny Canadian Press Jim Bronskill The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) will table its 2008-2009 annual report on public-sector privacy issues to Parliament.
11/14/2009 Gangsters get support on privacy issues Times Colonist Les Leyne BC Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis has raised concerns about a law that would require the tracking of individuals who buy and sell body armour.
11/11/2009 Insurance firms tell privacy czar to back off Ottawa Citizen Sarah Schmidt Insurance firms are questioning the federal privacy commissioner's jurisdiction while private investigators are telling the insurance industry to ignore the commissioner's guidance on covert video surveillance.
11/11/2009 H1N1 consent forms raises concern London Free Press Christina Spencer The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of Ontario says she will investigate why some residents are being asked for multiple forms of identification when they seek an H1N1 flu vaccine.
11/10/2009 WCB complaint well-founded Leader-Post Joe Couture Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson released the results of an investigation of the provincial Workers' Compensation Board. 
11/9/2009 Rethinking Privacy on the "Digital Street S.E. Calgary News Markhop Hislop Erin Power of the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership, says there is a need to re-think public policy as it pertains to online privacy.