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Canadian Privacy
      
Date Article Title Publication Author Synopsis
6/30/2009 Year of the privacy breach in Saskatchewan': commissioner Vancouver Sun James Wood Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner released his annual report for 2008-09 yesterday, dubbing it the "year of the privacy breach." 
6/28/2009 Union violated privacy laws in collecting student info: commish canada.com Janet Steffenhagen A now-closed union campaign involving the collection of students' personal data violated provincial privacy laws. 
6/26/2009 Info watchdog takes aim at Harper's stone wall Toronto Star Bruce Campion-Smith Federal Information Commissioner Robert Marleau resigned this week, a few years short of completing his seven-year term.
6/25/2009 UBC journalism students find sensitive data in digital dumps Globe and Mail Jill Colvin An investigation of e-waste led to the discovery of sensitive international security and personal information on discarded hard drives in foreign nations.
6/24/2009 Security on stolen laptops was inadequate: privacy commissioner CBC News   Alberta's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into the theft of two laptops from a University of Alberta lab.
6/22/2009 Liberal shift may assure Net neutrality thestar.com Michael Geist Three developments late last week could help define the future of the Internet in Canada.
6/20/2009 Cyberpolicing versus privacy Edmonton Journal   The Harper government introduced two bills that would grant police new powers in cyberspace. 
6/18/2009 Proposed Internet crackdown gives cops new cyber weapons Calgary Herald Jorge Barerra Two laws designed to give police "twenty-first century tools" to investigate crimes were introduced in Parliament.
6/18/2009 Q&A with privacy expert Avner Levin Global News   The director of Ryerson University's Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute says legislation tabled to expand law enforcement's access to citizens' communications and other personal data is unnecessary. 
6/18/2009 Lawyers criticize deal between ICBC, chiropractors Vancouver Sun Kelly Sinoski The B.C. Trial Lawyers Association (BCTLA) says a pilot project between the Insurance Corp. of B.C. (ICBC) and provincial chiropractors is a conflict of interest.
6/17/2009 New bill could allow police access to Internet service providers News 1130 Evan Kelly News 1130 reports that Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan will table a bill that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to give police access to Internet communications. 
6/17/2009 Google bows to pressure for German Street View Associated Press   German data protection officials and Google have reached a compromise on certain aspects of the company's Street View feature.
6/17/2009 Police suspend jury checks Windsor Star Dalson Chen Windsor police will not fulfill Crown requests for information on prospective jurors while an investigation into the practice continues.
6/12/2009 Give the people control of online health records Ottawa Citizen Charlie Dawes The patient, not the government, should have control over who accesses their electronic health records. 
6/12/2009 MPs call for expanded privacy law Canadian Press Jim Bronskill A House of Commons committee calls for immediate implementation of 12 "quick fixes" for the federal Privacy Act.
6/11/2009 Alberta seeks to clarify rules on sharing bar patrons' information Calgary Herald Gwendolyn Richards Alberta's privacy commissioner will be involved in establishing guidelines for the collection and sharing of bar patrons' personal information.
6/11/2009 Plans for e-Health raise huge threats to privacy for Canadians Vancouver Sun Michael Vonn Plans to bring the health records of Canadians online pose serious privacy threats.
6/10/2009 Ont. Privacy commissioner probes practice of background checks on jurors CBC News Canadian Press Ontario's chief prosecutor has put the brakes on a juror-vetting practice that resulted in the declaration of two mistrials in provincial courts. 
6/10/2009 McAfee launches software that monitors Facebook itbusiness.ca Jennifer Kavur McAfee Inc.'s Canadian General Manager Ross Allen teamed up with Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian to release McAfee's new Family Protection software.
6/9/2009 Feds may fingerprint temporary residents Ottawa Sun Elizabeth Thompson The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has not received a privacy impact assessment on the government's plans to collect biometric information from applicants for temporary residency.
6/9/2009 Clement urges committee to delete spam quickly Calgary Herald Norma Greenaway Speaking with the Commons committee on industry, science and technology, federal Industry Minister Tony Clement said that while he welcomes reasonable suggestions for changes to the government's anti-spam legislation, he doesn't want adjustments to hold up the bill's progression.
6/5/2009 When using a corporate computer, don't assume privacy: 'Someone else is reading it' Globe and Mail Omar El Akkad A report highlights companies' increasing use of employee-monitoring technologies. 
6/3/2009 Google cameras crawling Victoria Streets Times Colonist Ann Hui Opinion in Victoria seems to reflect the international divide on the matter of Street View, the Google mapping feature that gives Web users 360-degree views of cities and towns. 
6/1/2009 Enhanced driver's license too smart for their own good thestar.com Stuart Trew & Roch Tasse The U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative went into effect on Monday, imposing new, more stringent border-crossing requirements for those entering the U.S. via land or sea. 
5/31/2009 Privacy breaches in government databanks concerns advocates CFRB News Steve Mertl The chief executive of the Insurance Corp. of B.C. (ICBC) says a recent privacy breach involving ICBC lawyers and an employee is not acceptable. 
5/30/2009 Patient health protection bill tabled, electronic records to follow Daily Gleaner Stephen Llewellen As the New Brunswick government moves toward electronic personal health records (PHRs), lawmakers there on Friday tabled health protection legislation.
5/29/2009 ICBC admits privacy breaches; privacy commissioner to do audit Canadian   B.C. Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis will audit the Insurance Corp. of B.C. (ICBC) at the company's request.
5/29/2009 Canada's Privacy Commissioner Awards $454,000 for privacy research and awareness Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has announced the 2009-2010 Contributions Program recipients. 
5/27/2009 Cavoukian gets third term as privacy commissioner CTV Toronto   The Ontario legislature reappointed Ann Cavoukian to the position of Information and Privacy Commissioner this week.
5/27/2009 Few takers for new border card The Gazette Kevin Dougherty New, more stringent U.S. border crossing requirements go into effect on Monday, requiring a passport or, for land and sea crossings, an enhanced driver's licence (EDL). 
5/26/2009 Alberta's privacy commisioner wants health care providers to get fax straight Canadian Press   The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta released the closing report on an investigation into the improper release of confidential medical information.
5/26/2009 Crooks steal Albertans' personal info Calgary Sun Bill Kaufmann Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner is looking into the theft of a laptop computer containing sensitive information on tens of thousands of Albertan union members.
5/26/2009 Investigation underway into medical files dumped in downtown dumpster  iNews 800 Liza Yudza An Edmonton man who lives near the Royal Alex followed a trail of paperwork blowing into his backyard to a nearby dumpster, where he discovered several pages of sensitive medical information.
5/21/2009 Passport applicants told to watch for identity theft after documents disappear Canadian Press   Passport Canada officials have warned 55 citizens to check their financial statements due to the disappearance of their passport applications.
5/21/2009 Google Street View snaps up Vancouver CTV British Columbia Peter Grainger Google camera cars were in Metro Vancouver this week, prompting fresh debate on whether the company's Street View mapping feature invades privacy.
5/15/2009 Privacy breach in Ontario PC race Globe and Mail Andrew Steele The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has slapped four provincial campaigns in Ontario with a cease-and-desist letter for using federal membership lists in campaign efforts.
5/15/2009 Ontario privacy chief to survey Crowns on jury checks National Post Shannon Kari The privacy commissioner of Ontario will expand her investigation into juror-vetting practices.
5/14/2009 Ontario's new RFID driver's licence still has privacy flaws, commissioner says itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian issued her annual report for 2008.
5/14/2009 Privacy commissioner suggests you think twice about Twittering your porn name Winnipeg Free Press Michael Oliviera A name game gone viral has prompted the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) to warn social networkers about the risks of revealing the results--their porn pseudonym--to the masses.
5/12/2009 More like Casebook Toronto Sun Vivian Song Recent court decisions have allowed for information and photos posted to online social networking sites to be used as evidence.
5/12/2009 ICBC on carpet as jurors' files disclosed Times Colonist Louise Dickson Lawyers for public auto insurance provider ICBC will appear in B.C. Supreme Court to explain why jurors' claims information was released to defence attorneys hired by ICBC to represent defendants in two lawsuits. 
5/9/2009 Shelter scans raise privacy concerns Calgary Herald Tony Seskus Alberta's privacy commissioner wants to know more about a handprint system being tested at a Calgary homeless shelter.
5/7/2009 Police officer fined for prying into files Ottawa Citizen   Police officers in Edinburgh and Ottawa have been cited for violations of data protection regulations. 
5/7/2009 Privacy Chartered Accountants of Canada   The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) have extended to June 1 the deadline for public comment on the recently released exposure draft of proposed changes to their Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP). 
5/7/2009 Alberta bill would let bars collect personal data National Post Emily Senger A bill designed to keep gang members out of Albertan bars is popular with bar owners' associations, but less so with patrons and privacy advocates.
5/6/2009 Airport officials make plans to conduct virtual strip searches Canwest News Services Janice Tibbetts Digital body scanners may be coming to some Canadian airports.
5/6/2009 New service will keep health records online Montreal Gazette Roberto Rocha As Microsoft and Telus Health Solutions prepare to launch their combined electronic health record offering, some want to make sure that patients' stored data remain in Canada.
5/6/2009 Europe, WADA close on athletes'  data deal The Globe and Mail Associated Press The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reached a compromise with European officials on its so-called "whereabouts" rule. 
5/6/2009 Ontario opens applications for enhanced driver's licence to cross U.S. border The Canadian Press   Transportation Minister Jim Bradley this week announced that Ontario residents may now apply for enhanced driver's licences (EDLs).
5/5/2009 Sask. Sends 136 notices of fines to wrong people CBC News   Saskatchewan officials are notifying dozens of Canadians that collection letters containing personal information were accidentally sent to the wrong recipients.
5/5/2009 Journalists required to submit biometric scan in Afghanistan The Canadian Press   A retired colonel and information access expert says the government should question a new International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) policy for journalists covering the war in Afghanistan
5/4/2009 Opposition wants tougher privacy legislation Times & Transcript   New Brunswick Health Minister Mike Murphy says that privacy legislation will be introduced in this sitting of the legislature.
5/1/2009 Poor enforcement against telemarketers making Do Not Call list ineffective IT Business Michelle MacLeod Recently tabled anti-spam legislation includes provisions to eliminate the national Do Not Call list.
5/1/2009 Privacy Professionals Cite Serious Concerns Over Social Media Mediacaster Magazine   Experts at the IAPP Canadian Privacy Summit said businesses must create "clear rules and policies" about the use of social networking sites in the workplace.
4/29/2009 Alberta defends law banning gangsters from bars  Edmonton Sun Canadian Press Solicitor General Fred Lindsay says he's willing to fight any legal challenge once Alberta passes a tough new law aimed at keeping violent gangs out of bars.
4/29/2009 Ontario border licenses called a 'botch-up' Toronto Star Rob Ferguson Motorists hoping to get one of Ontario's new enhanced security driver's licences before the June 1 deadline for U.S. land border crossings may be disappointed - or better off getting a passport, suggests Transportation Minister Jim Bradley.
4/29/2009 N.B. health authority probes privacy breaches Times & Transcript  Kris McDavid Minister says recent string of breaches reflects lack of privacy culture in Health Department.
4/29/2009 20 Calgary bars join program to improve patron safety Bar Watch modelled after Vancouver effort  Calgary Herald Gwendolyn Richards Calgary bars are teaming up to combat violence and deter criminal activity at their establishments.
4/28/2009 Enhanced driver's licences coming, minister says  CP via CTV News Canadian Press Transportation Minister Jim Bradley says Ontario will be able to provide enhanced driver's licences as an alternative to a passport before June 1.
4/28/2009 Canadian Wireless Carriers Need to Pinpoint Your Location for 911  Marketnews.ca Christine Persaud The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has mandated that all wireless carriers need to offer location-based 911 services by February 2010.
4/28/2009 A potentially life-saving message for hospitals  Ontario Info & Privacy Commissioner Commissioner Cavoukian Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, has been so moved by an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to enhance surgical safety that she is delivering a special message to Ontario hospitals.
4/28/2009 A quiet overhaul of the do-not-call list canada.com Michael Geist Michael Geist examines certain provisions in the 69-page anti-spam act that was tabled in Parliament.
4/28/2009 N.B. health authority reports privacy breaches in Fredericton, Saint John  CBC News   A New Brunswick health authority has disclosed that medical information on six patients in Fredericton and Saint John was lost in two privacy breaches in the last few months.
4/27/2009 Drug dogs back in schools BC Local News VIKKI HOPES and JOE MILLICAN The Abbotsford board of education plans to resume searches by drug detection dogs this fall, and that has the B.C. Civil Liberties Association scrutinizing a Supreme Court of Canada ruling.
4/27/2009 Bill will create a federal Spam Reporting Centre  Digital Home   On April 24, 2009, the Government of Canada introduced legislation in parliament, entitled the Electronic Commerce Protection Act (ECPA), which the feds say will reduce the amount of damaging spam received by Canadians.
4/27/2009 Canadians concerned corporate cost cutting could affect their privacy: poll  Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Canadians are worried their privacy rights could suffer because of corporate cost-cutting during the economic downturn, a new poll for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found.
4/27/2009 Canadian system builders targeted with anti-malware legislation ITBusiness.ca Howard Solomon  Almost four years after a national task force tabled its recommendations for attacking spam, Ottawa has introduced legislation it claims will protect consumers and businesses from the most dangerous and damaging forms of malware.
4/26/2009 Spy watchdog raps CSIS for warrant mistakes  Canadian Press via Google   The Canadian Security Intelligence Service makes a "disconcerting" number of mistakes in applications for eavesdropping warrants, raising potential concerns about liberties and privacy,  says a watchdog over the spy agency.
4/24/2009 Canadian Researchers Track Online Identity Trail Mediacaster   We lose a bit of our identity and privacy with every online click, post or chat, say participants in a multi-million dollar, multi-year, multi-disciplinary Canadian study into personal privacy in an increasingly networked society.
4/24/2009 Conservatives introduce anti-spam bill CBC News   The Conservative government introduced anti-spam legislation on Friday to help crack down on those who send unsolicited and potentially harmful emails and cellphone text messages.
4/24/2009 Consumer group calls for specifics on health record changes iNews880.com    Another group is adding its voice to the protest over an Alberta government proposal that would allow for more sharing of patient health records.
4/24/2009 Ottawa finally announces anti-malware legislation  IT World Canada Howard Solomon  Almost four years after a national task force tabled its recommendations for attacking spam, Ottawa has introduced legislation it claims will protect consumers and businesses from the most dangerous and damaging forms of malware.
4/23/2009 Police Searches Based On Skin Tone See Magazine D. James Anderson This is the last in a series of guest columns on privacy and legal issues by local lawyer D. James Anderson.
4/23/2009 Tories to crack down on spam CWN via Windsor Star Andrew Mayeda The Conservative government's proposed electronic commerce protection act, a draft of which has been obtained by Canwest News Service, will prohibit the sending of commercial electronic messages without the consent of the recipient.
4/23/2009 Some upset CRTC posts comments with participants' personal data  CBC News   Some members of an online forum are upset the CRTC is posting personal information on its website along with participants' comments, potentially leaving them vulnerable to identity thieves and spammers.
4/23/2009 Opposition fears for privacy in the wake of auditor general's report  CBC News   Liberal MLA Diana Whalen says she's alarmed by the latest assessment of how the province protects confidential information in its computer systems.
4/23/2009 Harper government to introduce anti-spam legislation  Georgia Straight Michael Geist Industry Minister Tony Clement has placed an anti-spam bill on the Notice Paper, suggesting that the Government could introduce the bill as early as tomorrow.
4/23/2009 Alta.P.Commish backs crackdown on problem bar patrons  Calgary Herald Richard Cuthbertson Alberta's information and privacy commissioner supports a proposal allowing bars to collect information on "problem patrons" and share it with other licensed establishments.
4/23/2009 Cosmetic surgeon free to use patient list for soliciting, court rules  The Edmonton Journal Jodie Sinnema Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench has overturned a decision by the province's privacy commission that ordered cosmetic surgeon Dr. Barry Lycka to stop using patient information to seek donations and sell services, such as those offered by a medi-spa.
4/22/2009 Police may get OK from province to boot gang suspects from bars  The Edmonton Journal Elise Stolte The provincial government introduced amendments to allow police to kick suspected gang members out of bars. 
4/22/2009 Street View both popular and private, Google CEO says  CP via TheChronicleHerald.ca PETER RAKOBOWCHUK Despite a stream of complaints and privacy concerns, the chief financial officer of Google Inc. says people love the company's Street View.
4/22/2009 Alberta bars could collect names, photos under bill  CBC News   Alberta bars could collect names, photos under proposed bill Legislation would also give police power to kick gangsters out of bars .
4/21/2009 Police radio scanners to fall silent The Windsor Star Trevor Wilhelm Windsor police will block the media and armchair scanner listeners from monitoring their radio communications starting Wednesday, saying they're trying to protect the privacy of accused criminals and victims.
4/21/2009 Shredders a must for home-based business  The Toronto Star Melanie Wilson Think your home business is protected from corporate espionage? Think again.
4/21/2009 Court ruling ignored the higher public good  The Montreal Gazette   Superior Court Judge Jean-François de Grandpré ruled that journalists may not make public information obtained as a result of a breach of confidentiality. 
4/21/2009 Google Street View vehicles spotted in Ottawa  Ottawa Citizen Vito Pilieci Several Google Street View vehicles have been spotted cruising the streets of Ottawa. The vehicles are roving through various neighbourhoods in the nation's capital snapping pictures of streets in order to update the company's online Google Maps offering.
4/21/2009 Google's CFO on YouTube, Street View and doing business in this recession  Macleans   Patrick Pichette, a former executive at Bell Canada, became Google's chief financial officer last year.  He spoke with Macleans.ca about Google's culture, its huge investment in YouTube, and how the company expects to navigate through the recession.
4/21/2009 Albertans' personal data still not secure  The Edmonton Journal Trish Audette Information technology a weak spot as province's websites open to cyber attacks.
4/21/2009 The danger of stifling scandal The Globe and Mail   If a Quebec judge is right that the news media have no right to report news based on information from someone who was not supposed to share it, the news media might as well close up shop. 
4/21/2009 Google CFO defends Street View despite privacy concerns Winnipeg Free Press Peter Rakobowchuk Google's chief financial officer says that people who love Street View outweigh those who have complained about it.
4/21/2009 Alarm raised over website security Calgary Herald Joel Kom Alberta's auditor general has once again raised concerns over how the province handles the security of electronic hardware and information, marking the third time in a year fred dunn has taken issue with security practices.  
4/20/2009 Don't give up on your privacy Windsor Star Ian Kerr and Valerie Steeves With all of the recent debate about Google Street View, one is reminded of Supreme Court Justice Ian Binnie's clever quip that, "privacy is protean."
4/20/2009 Google gets its fill of city without incident Camera surveying neighbourhoods arrives unannounced  Edmonton Journal Karen Kleiss Google's Street View maps of Edmonton are expected to be available online by the end of June, spokesman Wayne Wood of Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office said. 
4/20/2009 Student outcry puts privacy policy on hold The Ubyssey Online  Samantha Jung A new privacy policy being draft­ed by the Office of the University Counsel has been put on hold due to dissatisfaction expressed by students and faculty alike.
4/19/2009 No school drug tests Edmonton Sun CLARA HO Drug and alcohol testing isn't being considered by Edmonton's school districts, say officials, even as a Manitoba school board explores the idea.
4/18/2009 Privacy watchdogs keep close eye on snoopy Google Street View photo venture  Edmonton Sun ANDREW HANON Alberta's privacy commissioner was shocked to learn that Google camera cars are prowling Edmonton's streets this week.
4/17/2009 Tory critic argues MPI should scrap program  Winnipeg Sun PAUL TURENNE Manitoba's new enhanced ID cards are selling like air conditioners in January, and the province's MPI critic says it might be time to scrap them altogether.
4/17/2009 Enough is enough for ID cards Winnipeg Sun Paul Rutherford Manitoba Public Insurance bigwigs proudly displayed the new enhanced identification cards that Manitobans could get -- and would need by June 1 to cross into the United States by land or sea -- instead of forking out $87 to get a passport.
4/17/2009 Soon, only your thoughts will be truly private  TheChronicleHerald.ca  LAURENT LE PIERRES Columnist is upset that his garbage is no longer considered his personal property.
4/16/2009 Knock Knock, Sniff Sniff See Magazine D. James Anderson This is a guest column on privacy issues by lawyer D. James Anderson. 
4/16/2009 Big Brother is watching; better get a shredder! herenb.com Alec Bruce The need to know what our neighbours are doing behind their shuttered blinds is a slippery slope.
4/16/2009 Temporary halt to signs a good idea The Cornwall Standard Freeholder   The Cornwall Police Department has temporarily halted a program intended to boost citizens' involvement in policing until the provincial privacy commissioner weighs in.
4/16/2009 Multi-faceted fight against mail and ID theft problems  BCLocalNews   Since August 2008, there have been 100 incidents of mail theft reported to Langley RCMP.
4/16/2009 No privacy expectation for garbage Moose Jaw Times Herald Joyce Walter In Canada, garbage is officially a public matter.
4/16/2009 Treasuring our trash Calgary Sun Kevin Martin Extending the powers of the police to search through anyone's garbage once it is left out for city collection gives investigators a potential view into the private lives of all citizens.
4/16/2009 Bjornson leaves testing up to trustees Winnipeg Free Press Nick Martin Education Minister Peter Bjornson has taken a hands-off approach to possible alcohol and drug testing of students in Flin Flon schools.
4/15/2009 Manitoba school board mulling over testing students for drugs, alcohol  Winnipeg Free Press Chinta Puxley  A Manitoba school board contemplating drug and alcohol testing for students in all grades is coming under fire for what critics say would be an infringement on privacy rights.
4/14/2009 Privacy concerns raised over airport screening  The Globe and Mail Colin Freeze Privacy activists and unionists expressed concerns over a new RCMP-Transport Canada agreement that aims to root out organized crime at Canada's airports by better screening employees.
4/13/2009 High-tech licence Windsor Star   The Windsor Star has a message for Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty: proceed with caution on enhanced driver's licences (EDLs).
4/12/2009 Passport Canada abruptly cuts online service The Canadian Press   Passport Canada will discontinue its online application feature after April 30.
4/12/2009 Chip-embedded syringes could help clean up streets: inventor Vancouver Sun Judith Lavoie A group of University of Victoria MBA students has proposed that state-distributed syringes be embedded with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips.
4/9/2009 Court to rule on privacy of trash debate started in Calgary Calgary Herald Valerie Fortney The Canada Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court's ruling that one's trash is not private.
4/7/2009 Organization promotes opting out of eHealth system News 1130 Andrea MacPherson A consortium of organizations concerned about patient privacy has created a campaign to inform citizens of their right to opt-out of the eHealth system.
4/6/2009 Privacy commissioner puts spotlight on internet monitoring technology CBC News   The privacy commissioner of Canada has released an essay series exploring deep packet inspection
4/5/2009 Data minimisation may plug breaches Emirates Business 24/7   Data minimization could become a key security tool for companies. 
4/4/2009 Medical security frightens official Calgary Herald Michelle Lang The revelation last week that a Didsbury-area doctors' clinic abandoned 3,000 patients' files when it closed has cast a spotlight on what Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner feels is an all too common problem. 
4/3/2009 Naked lunch Ottawa Citizen Ken Dickerson and Leslie Pal Ken Dickerson and Leslie Pal expound on the now closed case against former privacy commissioner George Radwanski and his former chief of staff Art Lamarche.
4/2/2009 Pierre Poilievre:  Updating the law to deal with Google Full Comment   MP Pierre Poilievre expounds on his recommendation for a House of Commons Committee to examine Google's Street View mapping service. 
4/2/2009 Radwanski's chief of staff given absolute discharge Ottawa Citizen Staff An Ottawa judge has granted Art Lamarche an absolute discharge.
4/1/2009 ParkPlus may not be just irritating, it may also be violating privacy laws Calgary Sun Rick Bell The city of Calgary's ParkPlus system has come into question.
3/31/2009 Government Re-Introduces Legislation Targeting Identity Theft Department of Justice   Officials have re-introduced legislation targeting identity theft. 
3/31/2009 Government re-introduces legislation targeting identity theft Department of Justice Darren Eke Officials have re-introduced legislation targeting identity theft. 
3/31/2009 The case of the purloined intellectual property Globe and Mail Michael Ryval A report on the growing problem of data theft by departing employees.
3/30/2009 Clearer rules needed for ID scanning, bar owners say CBC News Tim Adams Bar owners and equipment makers are calling for clearer guidelines on the use of ID scanners.
3/29/2009 MP wants Google boss to explain street cameras canada.com Vito Pilieci A member of the Canadian Parliament will this morning file a motion calling for Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to appear before the Canadian government.
3/27/2009 Privacy office keeping an eye on Google Ottawa Citizen Vito Pilieci The federal privacy commissioner is keeping an eye on the rollout of Google's Street View application.
3/25/2009 Google has its eyes on your street, with cameras roaming Ottawa on top of cars.  Do you care? Ottawa Citizen Vito Pilieci Google's Street View vehicles are driving the streets of major Canadian cities, capturing thousands of photos in their wake. 
3/25/2009 Court upholds privacy ruling against nightclub scanning IDs CBC News   An Alberta judge has upheld the provincial privacy commissioner's ruling that a Calgary nightclub should not scan the IDs of patrons as a condition of entrance. 
3/25/2009 Cautionary tales from the social-networking universe Christian Science Monitor Tom Regan A report on social networking sites' growing allure for crooks. 
3/24/2009 Quebec satisfied with new driver's license's privacy safeguards Global News Kevin Dougherty Quebec's privacy commissioner has expressed satisfaction with the safeguards incorporated into the province's new enhanced driver's licences (EDLs), or permis de conduire plus.
3/24/2009 Put 'enhanced drivers licences' on hold: Civil liberties group Ottawa Citizen Don Butler At a public forum in Ottawa on Monday, a coalition of civil liberties groups called for a moratorium on enhanced driver's licences (EDLs) pending a House of Commons debate.
3/23/2009 Cameras won't stop gang violence: privacy commissioner The Hook Geoff Dembicki Vancouver officials are considering installing a network of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) preceding the 2010 Winter Olympics.
3/23/2009 Air Canada sued over passenger info case Canwest News Service Sarah Schmidt The Office of the federal Privacy Commissioner (OPC) will take Air Canada to court for refusing to release a passenger's records.
3/23/2009 Sask. Government ditches 'enhanced' driver's licence plan CBC News   The government of Saskatchewan yesterday announced that it would abandon a project to introduce enhanced driver's licences (EDLs) in the province.
3/23/2009 Retailer resells computer drive full of personal files Canwest News Service Sarah Schmidt The country's largest office products store resold a returned hard drive that contained the personal files of its former owner.
3/23/2009 Canada, Litigation and Arbitration, Facebook not so Private? Blakes Lawyers Tariq Remtulla An Ontario Superior Court Justice made a precedent-setting decision regarding litigants' use of Facebook profiles. 
3/22/2009 Proposed Changes to Privacy, Security Guidance Available Journal of Accountancy   The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) have released an exposure draft of proposed changes to their Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP).
3/22/2009 Athletes Protest Rule Requiring Drug Testers to Know Whereabouts New York Times Juliet Macur A European Union committee on data protection and privacy will next month release an opinion on anti-doping rules that require Olympic-level athletes to disclose their locations every day.
3/20/2009 Vancouver looking at $2.5 million in street cameras for Olympics The Canadian Press   Vancouver city officials want to install more closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) preceding the 2010 Winter Olympics.
3/18/2009 The safest place to store your data CBC News Emily Chung The growing ubiquity of cloud computing has many debating what is the safest place to store data. 
3/18/2009 Embarrassing moments can endure online, privacy experts warn The Canadian Press   The Canadian Press explores the digital era phenomenon that sometimes brings life's most embarrassing moments to the masses via the Internet. 
3/17/2009 Street View:  Google aura de la competition a Quebec le Soleil Marc Allard A British Columbia company has launched a map service that offers 360 degree views of streets in some Canadian cities.
3/16/2009 Canadian privacy rights buried in in the fine print Toronto Star Michael Geist Two recent Ontario court decisions allowing Internet service providers' (ISP) disclosure of personal information to law enforcement without a warrant highlight that customer privacy on the Internet is not guaranteed by national privacy law.
3/16/2009 Crown won't appeal Radwanski acquittal Toronto Star Canadian Press The Crown will not appeal the acquittal of former privacy commissioner George Radwanski.
3/15/2009 Probe unlikely: privacy boss Leader-Post Anne Kyle Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner says it is unlikely that his office will need to formally investigate a breach of personal data reported by SGI last week, but will make that determination after reviewing SGI's preliminary report on the incident. 
3/15/2009 Privacy concerns over new Que. Drivers' License Montreal Gazette   Quebec Premier Jean Charest will introduce enhanced driver's licences.
3/15/2009 Benefits of enhanced driver's licences don't outweigh privacy risks:  Commissioner The Canadian Press   Assistant federal privacy commissioner Chantal Bernier says Saskatchewan's decision to forgo enhanced driver's licences (EDLs) until the privacy considerations can be more thoroughly examined is "highly significant." 
3/12/2009 New cameras keeping eyes on crime Calgary Herald Jamie Kormanicki City officials last week activated 16 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in three high-crime areas of downtown Calgary.
3/11/2009 You can build a new identity' The Vancouver Sun Donalee Moulton The Vancouver Sun examines medical identity theft, a crime becoming more prevalent in the downturned economy.
3/11/2009 Virtual dealings in Second Life pose real-life privacy risks:  study CBC News Janet Lo The privacy commissioner is warning that data transactions conducted in virtual worlds such as Second Life may bring about real-life privacy risks.
3/11/2009 Alarm raised over B.C.ers' personal info going to U.S. The Province John Bermingham The B.C. government plans to contract out its computer nerve-centre to a U.S. company.
3/11/2009 Sask. Gov't may scrap EDL plan Leader-Post Angela Hall Costs and privacy concerns might lead Saskatchewan officials to abandon plans to bring enhanced driver's licences (EDLs) to the province.
3/11/2009 Filmmaker conceals camera in prosthetic eye MSNBC Holly Fox Bob Spence is raising eyebrows with his plans to install a mini camera in his prosthetic eye. The Associated Press reports that 36-year-old Canadian man plans to use footage for a documentary about the global spread of surveillance cameras. 
3/9/2009 http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/issues/PrinterFriendly.asp?story_id=&id=97068&RType=&PC=&issue=03092009 Canadian Underwriter   In a letter to members of private investigators' industry groups, the Investigative Counsel Professional Corporation (ICPC) says that the federal privacy commissioner's guidelines on covert video surveillance "would seriously stymie the purpose and intended outcomes of private investigation, and would facilitate the commission of fraud."
3/9/2009 Google Docs shares users' private files by accident CBC News   A privacy glitch caused some Google Docs users to inadvertently share a small number of documents.
3/8/2009 Podcast #24 CBC Radio Jesse Brown A CBC "Search Engine" podcast explores the burgeoning use of RFID technology in Canadians' driver's licenses. 
3/5/2009 Tenants' private data available on Internet Toronto Star John Goddard Mice problems, mental health issues and more information on nearly 1,400 tenants is accessible on the Internet.
3/5/2009 Privacy Perspectives - Winter 2009 Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Chantal Bernier recalls sitting in a Montreal cab, hearing the driver divulge personal details while making a large transfer of funds. 
3/3/2009 Exposed Students Have No Case The Eyeopener Carys Mills The Ryerson University student newspaper, The Eyeopener, explores what legal options might exist for students whose personal information was exposed in a recent data breach of the university's Student Administration System. 
2/27/2009 Coming soon: Biometric visitor's visa Toronto Sun Elizabeth Thompson Before too long, some visitors to Canada will be forced to submit biometric information in exchange for a visitor's visa.
2/26/2009 Canada prepares to fight against Spammers, Anti-Spam Bill in Senate Spam Fighter   Canada is the only G8 nation without an anti-spam law, but that could change if S-220 passes. 
2/25/2009 Privacy Nightmare Winnipeg Free Press Jesse Brown The enhanced driver's licenses (EDLs) introduced this month in Manitoba have serious privacy problems.
2/25/2009 Immigrants' info out in the open Toronto Sun Tom Godfrey Immigration forms have been changed to reflect that a filer's information may be shared with other Canadian agencies and foreign authorities. 
2/24/2009 Yukon's top doctor questions proposed blood-testing legislation Yahoo! News   More voices have joined the chorus of reservations about the Yukon government's proposed new blood draw law. 
2/23/2009 Privacy commissioner enters Net neutrality fray Straight.com Michael Geist The privacy commissioner has registered her stance on the use of deep packet inspection (DPI) technologies.
2/19/2009 Yukon privacy commissioner discourages blood testing law CBC News   Yukon Territory Privacy Commissioner Tracy-Anne McPhee is opposed to legislation that would require mandatory blood testing and disclosure.
2/19/2009 Radwanski verdict highlights new risk for civil servants Globe and Mail Daniel LeBlanc Lessons loom large in the case of former federal privacy commissioner George Radwanski and his former chief of staff Art Lamarche.
2/18/2009 http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/issues/PrinterFriendly.asp?story_id=&id=96236&RType=&PC=&issue=02182009 Canadian Underwriter   Canada's Federal Court must hear a case against Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.
2/15/2009 Canada recalls personal database in border project Seattle Times   Canada will take back a database which contains the personal details of British Columbia residents.
2/14/2009 How Radwanski changed Ottawa forever Ottawa Citizen Cassandra Drudi The Ottawa Citizen writes on the "Radwanski effect"--the more cautious approach public servants have taken towards business expenses since former privacy commissioner George Radwanski came under scrutiny in 2003. 
2/13/2009 City's role in privacy breach requires more examination Leader Post Joe Couture Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson said it is too soon to determine whether his office will launch a formal investigation into the City of Regina data breach reported last week.
2/13/2009 Privacy Watchdog warnes Tories against mass snooping The Globe and Mail Bill Curry Responding to news that the federal government is considering new wiretap rules that would allow for mass surveillance of e-mail and telephone communications, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart issued a warning that such a decision would be inconsistent with Canadian democratic principles and tradition. 
2/13/2009 Ex-privacy chief Radwanski acquitted Toronto Star Allan Woods Former privacy commissioner George Radwanski was cleared of fraud and breach of trust charges. 
2/13/2009 Canadian judge: No warrant needed to see ISP logs Ars Technica Jacqui Cheng An Ontario Superior Court justice has ruled that there is "no reasonable expectation of privacy" when it comes to one's online activities.
2/12/2009 Audit reveals privacy gaps at federal agencies Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced yesterday the results of an audit of federal agencies that revealed serious privacy gaps that could expose Canadians to identity theft and other risks. 
2/12/2009 Public cameras a policing tool The Orilla Packet & Times   City councilors in the lakeside town of Orilla, Ontario this week discussed the idea of installing surveillance cameras in the lakefront and downtown districts as an anti-crime measure. 
2/10/2009 Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Announces Winners of First National Youth Privacy Video Competition Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Heather Ormerod The winners of a contest to produce a video promoting the importance of privacy were announced this week by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in Canada. 
2/10/2009 Cancer coalition urges more access to electronic records Times Colonist Claire Biddiscombe Government officials this week said an additional $500 million is being budgeted for the creation of a national electronic health information network, bringing the project's price tag up to $2.1 billion. 
2/9/2009 Sliding on principle Prince George Citizen staff A surveillance network under construction in Vancouver in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics is another skid down the slippery slope of civil liberties erosion.
2/8/2009 Do you want Google tracking your every move? CTV Josh Visser Google's new personal tracking application, Latitude, has sparked debate in Canada over whether the service is innocent fun or insidious threat to individual privacy. 
2/6/2009 Ontario's Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, releases new tool to help protect privacy and manage online identity among multiple players Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario   The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario this week released a new assessment tool for companies intending to share their online identity management systems. 
2/6/2009 Ex-journalist, first privacy commissioner John Grace dead at 82 Ottawa Citizen Brendan Kennedy and Neco Cockburn Canada's first privacy and information commissioner, John Grace, is being remembered today as a pioneer of privacy protection in Canada. 
2/6/2009 New Licences to hit road in the spring The Province Ian Austin & Chris Montgomery B.C. officials yesterday unveiled high-tech driver's licenses that may be used in place of passports at American border crossings.
2/4/2009 Vancouver 2010 ISU in damage control Canoe    In response to the federal privacy commissioner's concerns about enduring surveillance after the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit (ISU) posted a statement on its Web site pledging its intention to respect "Canadian laws and values." 
2/4/2009 "Off switch" could curb privacy concerns for new Ontario driver's licence itBusiness.ca Brian Jackson A UK-based company is developing a switch that could help protect the privacy of data contained on enhanced driver's licenses (EDL).
2/3/2009 Doctors can't give patient info to foreign parties Lethbridge Herald Dave Mabell Provincial privacy officials from Alberta have said doctors must not share a patient's medical information with foreign authorities. 
2/2/2009 Cameras should stop monitoring as Games finish, say privacy commissioners Times Colonist Rob Shaw The federal and British Columbian privacy commissioners say that surveillance cameras installed for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver should be removed when the games are over.
2/1/2009 Book return required too much personal info, student says CBC News   Some are questioning the amount of personal information retailers collect when issuing returns.
1/31/2009 Consent is certainly under seige' Ottawa Citizen Don Butler Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says that Canadians are living in a surveillance society and there must be "very, very stringent rules about who gets what information for what purposes." 
1/31/2009 Consent is certainly under seige' Ottawa Citizen Don Butler Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says that Canadians are living in a surveillance society and there must be "very, very stringent rules about who gets what information for what purposes." 
1/30/2009 Facebook Connect lets users "take control" of privacy while surfing itBusiness.ca Brian Jackson Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly said that his company's Connect service helps mediate users' privacy.
1/29/2009 Guidelines for Processing Personal Data Across Borders Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has released guidelines to explain how PIPEDA (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) applies to transfers of personal information to third-parties, including those outside Canada. 
1/29/2009 Human rights body cleared of privacy breach National Post Joseph Brean The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has dismissed an Ottawa woman's complaint about the potential misuse of her IP address.
1/29/2009 Canadian Tire cards caught up in breach  GlobeInvestor.com Marina Strauss The Heartland Payment Systems data breach, which is being described as the largest breach ever, to date, has impacted Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. 
1/28/2009 Time for a privacy check-up The Chronicle Herald Bob Doherty There has been a noticeable increase in Atlantic Canada's privacy consciousness over the past year, writes Halifax access and privacy consultant Bob Doherty. 
1/28/2009 "We're worried" about Canadian Spammers - Q&A with Facebooks' Privacy Chief Chris Kelly FP Posted David George-Cosh Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer discusses privacy, PIPEDA and spam. 
1/27/2009 Privacy commissioner to probe Do Not Call list CTV   Some Canadians registered on the national do-not-call registry have experienced a big increase in telemarketing calls since the list went into effect. 
1/27/2009 Technology straining paper-era privacy laws ReportonBusiness Kirk Makin Like their international counterparts, Canadian justices are divided when it comes to applying pre-Information Age provisions in the now always-wired world. 
1/26/2009 Clent blasts do-not-call scammers Globe and Mail Oliver Moore As the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) works to address the fact that millions of Canadians registered on the country's do-not-call list are receiving more, not fewer, calls from telemarketers, Industry Minister Tony Clement is warning abusers that they will face severe penalties
1/24/2009 CRTC vows to act against abuse of do-not-call list London Free Press Canadian Press The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has assured government leaders that it is taking strong action to stave off abuse of the do-not-call registry.
1/23/2009 Fraudsters abusing do-not-call list  Globe and Mail Gloria Galloway The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the federal privacy commissioner are investigating complaints surrounding an increase in telemarketing calls to those whose numbers are registered on the national do-not-call registry
1/22/2009 Identity theft fears follow U.S. breach National Post Tiffany Crawford Canadians are being warned to keep an eye on their bank and credit card statements after the discovery of a massive data breach at U.S.-based payment card processor Heartland Payment Systems.
1/20/2009 To serve and protect -- that's all Ottawa Citizen   An Ottawa Citizen editorial rails the Cornwall Police Department's new practice of erecting signs at homes searched for drugs. 
1/19/2009 Lab sample transport could compromise patient privacy, woman worries CBC News   The lab at Prince Edward Island's Queen Elizabeth Hospital is reportedly reviewing its policies after a Charlottetown woman witnessed a courier transporting an uncovered box of lab samples.
1/18/2009 Privacy concerns slowing research Victoria Times Colonist   A Times Colonist editorial says that today's medical research is being hampered by a similar excessive focus on privacy--patient privacy.
1/16/2009 Hotel chain violates patron privacy, commissioner says Winnipeg Sun Paul Terenne The federal privacy commissioner says certain data collection and retention practices of the Canad Inns' hotel chain violate Canada's privacy laws.
1/16/2009 Invasion of Privacy? Standard Freeholder David Nesseth Ontario's Information and Privacy Commission is looking into a Cornwall police program that has officers erecting signs at homes searched for drugs.
1/15/2009 Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner investigates another complaint regarding returned goods and the collection of customer information Information & Privacy Commissioner Ontario   The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) does not breach the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) by requiring customers to provide certain personal information when returning goods. 
1/15/2009 Online teacher registry isn't needed, union says Calgary Herald Sarah McGinnis A proposed online registry to house information on teachers is unnecessary and might violate privacy law.
1/13/2009 Pawnshops to keep collecting personal info Edmonton Sun Sun Media A judge has overturned a 2008 decision of Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work.
1/11/2009 Mind your business The Chronicle Herald   A hundred people received training at an event in Halifax intended to help smaller enterprise owners protect customers and clients from identity theft.
1/8/2009 Hacking Incident Forces School to Re-Think Passwords vocm.com   With all the fuss over PHIPA, PIPA, PIPEDA, encryption and other lofty privacy management tools, perhaps it's easy to overlook one of the simpler methods of ensuring data protection: strong passwords. 
1/8/2009 Vaughan mayor wants to re-open e-mail snooping report York Region Caroline Grech The mayor of Vaughan, Ontario wants the city council to renew an investigation into a 2006 incident involving a breach of her city e-mail account over a period of months
1/6/2009 Lamont doctor admonished by privacy commissioner's office Edmonton Journal Archie McLean The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta says a physician was wrong to release a patient's medical records to her employer.
1/5/2009 Crystal ball gazing at the year ahead in tech law Toronto Star Michael Geist If Michael Geist is right, privacy matters will continue to command headlines in the year ahead. 
1/4/2009 School buses may be wired for surveillance The Canadian Press   Surveillance cameras aimed at deterring bad behavior and crime are showing up on school and public transit buses.
12/31/2008 Company faces privacy probe into health records found on Ottawa street CBC News   The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner is looking into how sensitive medical records wound up on an Ottawa street last week. 
12/28/2008 Child-safety technology blurs privacy line Edmonton Journal Shannon Proudfoot Products designed to quell parental fears over the safety of their children (often fueled by the marketing of those very products) include surveillance devices for toddlers and test kits that can detect the presence of bodily fluids on the clothing of teenagers. 
12/19/2008 Private info accidentally posted Medicine Hat News Amanda Stephenson The Alberta privacy commissioner and the Medicine Hat Catholic School Division are investigating the loss of students' personal details earlier this year.
12/19/2008 Ruling delayed in Radwanski fraud case Ottawa Citizen   A verdict in the trial of former privacy commissioner George Radwanski and his former chief of staff Arthur Lamarche won't come until February.
12/17/2008 Spread Holiday Cheer, Not Your Personal Information Victoria News Keith Vass The British Columbia privacy commissioner is urging shoppers to "ask why" when a store requests personal information.
12/16/2008 Canada source of over 9 billion spam messages a day:  study CBC News   Nine billion spam e-mails each day are sent from Canadian computers.
12/16/2008 Diefenbukner to be a databank bastion Nova Scotia Times Mary Ellen MacIntyre An underground bunker once used as a nuclear risk assessing station will become a data security centre.
12/14/2008 Reconnect and reveal?  Facebook study highlights contrast between privacy and popularity Canada.com Shannon Proudfoot A study by two University of Guelph PhD candidates looking into information sharing by Facebook users revealed an apparent disconnect between the privacy concerns expressed by subscribers of the popular social utility, and their willingness to share personal information if it benefitted them socially. 
12/11/2008 P.E.I. defends putting mortgage information online CBC News   Some P.E.I. residents don't like the fact their mortgage and tax data is available online. 
12/10/2008 Privacy commissioner examining missing passport applications Lethbridge Herald Gerald Gauthier The federal privacy commissioner is looking into the disappearance of more than 100 passport applications.
12/10/2008 Proposed Bill Aims to Crack Down on Spam Epoch Times Joan Delaney Canada is the only G8 country with no anti-spam rules, but that might change if proposed legislation becomes law.
12/9/2008 The Privacy By Design Challenge PrivacybyDesign.ca Ann Cavoukian The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner will host a challenge next month to showcase the developments in privacy-enhancing technologies (PET). 
12/9/2008 ID theft feared with new B.C. drivers' licences Vancouver Sun Gillian Shaw Security experts share the federal privacy commissioner's concerns about RFID-embedded enhanced driver's licences (EDL).
12/5/2008 The PSLRB Adopts Voluntary Measures to Protect Privacy Wall Street Journal Caroline Laflamme The Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) has disagreed with the privacy commissioner's opinion that posting the tribunal's decisions on its Web site is a violation of the Privacy Act.
12/4/2008 Privacy issues given short shrift in passport operations and tribunal internet postings, Commissioner says Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The federal privacy commissioner's 2007-2008 report on the Privacy Act was tabled in Parliament on Thursday. The report highlights investigation and audit results and includes recommendations for enhancing the privacy of Canadians. 
12/4/2008 Passport office problems threaten privacy: watchdog The Canadian Press   The federal privacy commissioner has made 15 recommendations for improving the protection of passport applicants' personal data.
12/4/2008 More passport applications go missing Lethbridge Herald Gerald Gauthier Canada Post is reportedly investigating the disappearance of packages containing multiple passport applications.
12/3/2008 Privacy boss raises health data concerns Calgary Herald   Proposed amendments to Alberta's health information act worry provincial Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work.
12/3/2008 Privacy commissioner urged to probe Tory eavesdropping Toronto Star Tonda MacCharles Canada's Privacy Act does not cover political parties or members of Parliament; nonetheless a public interest researcher is asking the federal commissioner to investigate a member of Parliament (MP) for alleged privacy wrongdoings. 
12/2/2008 Canada, Intellectual Property, Privacy Breach NotificationsIn The Health Sector Mondaq Paige Backman While mandatory privacy breach notifications are not required in most of Canada, Ontario's Personal Health Information Privacy Act (PHIPA) mandates that organizations notify individuals in the event their data is compromised.
12/2/2008 Parking system K: privacy boss Calgary Herald   The ParkPlus parking system does not breach provincial privacy laws.
12/2/2008 Privacy tsars warn against using driver's licence as ID canada.com Tiffany Crawford In an attempt to help protect Canadians from identity theft, federal, B.C. and Alberta privacy commissioners yesterday issued guidelines to help retailers determine when it's appropriate to collect customers' driver's licence numbers.
12/1/2008 Canada's Privacy Commissioner Launches 6th Annual Privacy Research Contribution Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) yesterday launched its annual Contributions Program. 
12/1/2008 Canada backpedals on sharing personal data with U.S. The Canadian Press   The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says a database containing the personal information of Canadian enhanced driver's licence (EDL) holders will not be housed in the U.S.
11/30/2008 Canada backpedals on sharing personal database with U.S. The Canadian Press   The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says a database containing the personal information of Canadian enhanced driver's licence (EDL) holders will not be housed in the U.S.
11/27/2008 CIBC's Talvest data breach a mystery, probe finds Reuters Lynne Olver The Privacy Commissioner's Office this week issued its finding on the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) data loss incident of 2006.
11/25/2008 Privacy Commissioners formalize cooperation Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Three of the nation's privacy commissioners will now take a more cooperative approach to enforcing private-sector privacy laws. 
11/25/2008 Canadian cybercrime inaction called an embarassment Vancouver Sun Gillian Shaw At a conference on identity theft this week, experts expressed concern that Canada is losing its edge when it comes to protecting the privacy of its citizens.
11/25/2008 Canadians at high risk of online bank theft Ottawa Citizen Ian MacLeod A yearlong study reveals that cybercrime earnings have surpassed those of the international narcotics trade, and that the theft of bank data is becoming the most prevalent online crime.
11/24/2008 U.S. air security called 'Kafkaesque' Toronto Star Jim Bronskill Privacy advocates and civil liberties groups say the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight program diminishes Canadian air travelers' privacy.
11/24/2008 Minister of Justice Announces Appointment of Assistant Privacy Commissioner Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Chantal Bernier has been appointed Assistant Privacy Commissioner. 
11/24/2008 Ex-detainee asks for jail rather than surveillance Globe and Mail Colin Freeze An Egyptian living in Toronto has asked to be returned to a Canadian prison, saying that 24/7 government-mandated monitoring has brought him to his breaking point.
11/18/2008 Tax agency goes after online sellers Ottawa Citizen Vito Pilieci The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered eBay Canada to release information about its Powersellers--those who earn $1,000-$150,000 a month in sales.
11/18/2008 Web postings stir privacy warning Calgary Herald Sarah McGinnis At the PIPA conference in Calgary earlier this week, experts discussed the career-related pitfalls of sharing personal information on social networking sites.
11/18/2008 Radwanski verdict likely on Dec. 19: Judge London Free Press Canadian Press A verdict in the fraud and breach of trust trial of former privacy commissioner George Radwanski will come on December 19. 
11/18/2008 Identity theft plagues Canadians as online shopping grows canada.com Sarah Schmidt A survey of more than 3,000 Canadian consumers found that one in five have changed their shopping habits due to fears of identity theft.
11/17/2008 Enhanced' licence could boost  privacy, security risks Toronto Star Michael Geist Enhanced drivers licences (EDL) are once again on the radar of Ontario's legislature. 
11/16/2008 RCMP grill prospective recruits on bestiality, drugs, domestic disputes The Canadian Press   Public interest into the personal nature of polygraph questions posed to public service applicants has prompted some municipalities to review their use of the tests as an applicant screening tool.
11/12/2008 Ex-watchdog: Ditch polygraphs The Chronicle Herald Glen Parker The former privacy and information officer of Nova Scotia thinks that some applicants seeking a job with the Halifax Regional Municipality should not be required to take polygraph tests as a condition of employment. 
11/12/2008 Private Eyes Are Watching You… Electronically Ottawa Business Journal Elizabeth Howell As hospitals, municipalities and other data-rich organizations deal with the need to protect private information in an online environment, tools are emerging to do just that. 
11/10/2008 Don't let national security trump privacy The Canadian Press   The report from a June gathering of 40 privacy, security, and legal experts has just been released. The group convened to discuss the modernization of Canada's Privacy Act.
11/7/2008 Privacy controversy mars Google Apps rollout at Canadian University itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson Lakehead University faculty members fear that using Google's email hosting services compromises their privacy and academic freedom.
11/7/2008 Spammed out Globe and Mail Carly Weeks Industry Canada estimates that 80 percent of all email traffic in Canada is spam, and it's becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish legitimate messages from those designed to trick readers' into giving up personal information.
10/30/2008 Ontario and B.C. Privacy Commissioners offer guidance to universities, colleges and school boards on emergency disclosure of personal information Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Information and Privacy Commissioners of Ontario and British Columbia have released a tool to assist education officials tasked with determining whether or not to release confidential student information in potential life-or-death situations. 
10/30/2008 Privacy commissioner issues wake-up call over disposal of equipment CBC News   Better equipment handling is in order at Newfoundland and Labrador's public agencies, according to the province's privacy commissioner. 
10/27/2008 B.C. gives CCTV the green light Toronto Star Steve Mertl British Columbian officials will fund a $1-million pilot program that will place closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in suburban areas in an effort to reduce and solve crimes.
10/23/2008 Age is my business Peterborough Examiner Fred Crawford An Ontario man will file a complaint with the privacy commissioner about being asked for his date of birth at a drug store checkout counter.
10/22/2008 Consultation on Covert Video Surveillance Draft Guidance Document Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has developed draft guidance for private-sector organizations that use or are contemplating the use of covert video surveillance. 
10/21/2008 New ID card threatens our privacy Toronto Sun Antonella Artuso Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner yesterday cautioned that the proposed new enhanced driver's licences (EDL) would bring privacy risks. 
10/20/2008 International Data Protection Authorities Call for Action to Protect Children's Online Privacy Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Data protection authorities (DPAs) from across the world last week endorsed a resolution to protect children's privacy. 
10/17/2008 Alberta first to offer medical information online Globe and Mail Katherine O'Neill Alberta citizens will soon be able to access their medical information online, around-the-clock.
10/14/2008 University negligence breaches privacy laws The Eyeopener Online Josh Bailie & Steve Silva Boxes full of confidential data were found in deserted and unlocked offices at Ryerson University.
10/11/2008 Educating businesses on privacy The Telegram Rob Antle Getting in line with PIPEDA will help Canadian businesses avoid the potentially devastating effects of a privacy breach
10/9/2008 Canada's PIPEDA act becoming more prominent itbusiness.ca Maxine Cheung At the SecTor IT security event in Toronto this week, a government official explained the role of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and its importance in safeguarding private information.
10/4/2008 Mr. X' wins right to argue PS privacy case anonymously Ottawa Citizen Kathryn May A federal court has awarded a man the right to argue an upcoming case using the pseudonym Mr. X.
10/3/2008 Alberta data hacked Edmonton Sun Jim MacDonald Alberta's auditor general says that the government needs to step up its computer security. 
10/2/2008 2M Canadians Register for Do Not Call List Red Orbit United Press Within 60 hours of its launch on Tuesday, two million citizens registered their telephone numbers on Canada's national Do Not Call List.
10/2/2008 Ombudsman says privacy comes first in paperless records system The Daily Gleaner Adam Bowie New Brunswick Ombudsman Bernard Richard said the Department of Health must implement proper legislation before the province migrates to electronic health records (EHR). 
10/1/2008 No name, no phone number: no concert tickets? CBC News Staff Nairn MacKay will miss a Johnny Cash tribute show because she refused to give a Regina concert venue her name, telephone number and address.
9/29/2008 Radical change needed in privacy protection, Ont. Watchdog says CBC News   At the University of Waterloo yesterday, Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian released a paper proposing a new approach to privacy protection.
9/25/2008 Radwanski sabotaged by 'modern day Iago' Canada.com Cassandra Drudi In final statements, the attorney for former privacy commissioner George Radwanski said that his client had been "sabotaged" by his former executive director and that Radwanski should not be criminalized for poor judgment.
9/25/2008 Conservatives Promise Anti-Spam Law CityNews.ca staff writer Canada is the only major G8 country with no Internet anti-spam law and Conservative leader Stephen Harper wants to change that.
9/25/2008 USA PATRIOAT Act poses no serious threat to Canadian data, professor says IU News Room   A cybersecurity expert says that there is "little risk" that Canadians' personal data might be accessed or stored by the U.S. government via the USA PATRIOT Act. 
9/24/2008 Radwanski fraud trial winds down with testimony of priest The Canadian Press   Closing arguments from both sides are expected today in the trial of former federal privacy commissioner George Radwanski and his former chief of staff Art Lamarche.
9/24/2008 Trend to privacy seen as hurting research National Post Tom Blackwell An increased emphasis on the privacy of personal data is hurting medical research, says a group of British Columbian scientists.
9/23/2008 I lost everything,' Radwanski testifies Ottawa Citizen Cassandra Drudi The trial of former federal privacy commissioner George Radwanski and his former chief of staff continues in an Ottawa courtroom.
9/22/2008 Radwanski blames bureaucrat for disputed travel advance The Canadian Press   George Radwanski yesterday testified to a hefty workload and long hours when he took over as the federal privacy commissioner in 2000. He faces charges of fraud and breach of trust for his use of government funds. 
9/19/2008 Privacy watchdog cautions real estate council Edmonton Journal Bill Mah The Real Estate Council of Alberta has stopped collecting certain personal information from real estate agents since Privacy Commissioner Frank Work ordered the practice stopped.
9/19/2008 Councilors advocate outing tax shirkers Toronto Star Paul Moloney In an effort to encourage delinquent taxpayers to settle their debts, councillors on Toronto's government management committee will push to add their information to the public arrears reports.
9/17/2008 Court told of three-hour taxpayer-funded lunches in Radwanski trial The Canadian Press   The trial of former privacy commissioner George Radwanski continues. Radwanski and his former chief of staff, Arthur Lamarche, are answering fraud and breach of trust charges related to improper spending during their tenure in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
9/16/2008 Permission-based marketing helps firms deal with do not call list itbusiness.ca Nestor Arellano On September 30, the National Do Not Call List goes into effect, and experts are encouraging companies to implement permission-based marketing techniques to help them both retain customers and comply with the law.
9/15/2008 Radwanski used travel advance to pay off credit card, court hears Canada.com Cassandra Drudi George Radwanski is on trial this week, answering charges of fraud and breach of trust.
9/15/2008 Underage kids flock to social networks Globe and Mail David Hutton Despite age requirements for use, hundreds of thousands of children between the ages of eight and 12 have created profiles on social networking sites using assumed dates of birth or other false methods.
9/12/2008 Faceless no more:  Social networking comes with a price Globe and Mail Matt Hartley The Globe and Mail spent two months compiling rich profiles of social networking users, exposing the potential consequences of a lax attitude toward online privacy.
9/12/2008 Your privacy, your responsibility says Ontario Privacy Commissioner itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson Facebook and Ontario privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian have been collaborating for two years on ways to help users protect their privacy. 
9/10/2008 Rosh Hashanah greeting cards from Conservative leader arrive in mail slots Ottawa Citizen Glen McGregor With three weeks to go until Rosh Hashanah, Jewish Canadians have again begun receiving greeting cards from the Prime Minister (PM), reports the Ottawa Citizen, leaving some questioning how the PM's office knows their names and religious affiliations.
9/5/2008 Facebook says 'misrepresentations' behind Canadian privacy probe itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson Allegations that Facebook has violated the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) are based on "misrepresentations," a Facebook policy consultant told itbusiness.ca at a youth privacy conference in Toronto last week. 
9/4/2008 Prof says young people have unique sense of Facebook privacy CBC News   Young people have a different idea of what is private than do older individuals, according to the results of a study released earlier today at a youth privacy conference in Toronto. 
9/1/2008 Former bereaucrat investigated for fraud fights to keep name secret Ottawa Citizen Kathryn May The federal court will review a case expected to test the intersection of Canada's open court rule and the digital age.
8/27/2008 Union protest delays hiring of principals Calgary Herald Sarah McGinnis The Calgary Herald reports that fears of misuse of data have led to a delay in hiring principals at a dozen public schools. 
8/22/2008 ID theft ringleader gets three days in jail Dark Reading Tim Wilson The leader of a massive identity theft ring who faced up to 14 years in prison was sentenced to time already served.
8/19/2008 U.S. 'red flag' rules could affect Canadian banks Computerworld Canada Kathleen Lau New regulations under the U.S. Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) to protect consumers from identity theft are expected to impact Canadian banks.
8/19/2008 Court rulings posted online puts privacy at risk:  Commissioner canada.com Janice Tibbetts As the Canadian Supreme Court explores the feasibility of posting court documents online, the federal privacy commissioner says the historic open court rule should be diluted in this digital age.
8/18/2008 Commissioner welcoms legal community's call for privacy law reform Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Valerie Lawton A resolution proposed by the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has the potential to strengthen privacy protections for Canadians, says Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.
8/13/2008 High-tech grocery carts assist in purchases but raise surveillance concerns The Canadian Press   Technologies that bring in-store shoppers a more tailored-to-them experience are being tested, reports The Canadian Press, but so far, not by Canadians. 
8/12/2008 Enhanced driver's license program a "threat" to privacy itbusiness.ca Nestor Arellano Civil libertarians and public advocacy groups say the plan of many Canadian provinces to implement RFID-enabled enhanced driver's licenses (EDL) is rife with potential dangers such as privacy breaches, identity theft and racial profiling.
8/10/2008 Our online shelves could live forever The Toronto Star Paola Loriggio The information we share online lives after us; the passwords are oft interred with our bones.
8/9/2008 Cameras give Quebec police a high-tech pair of eyes Ottawa Citizen Jean-François Bertrand Eight cruisers of the Quebec provincial police have been outfitted with high-technology licence plate recognition systems.
8/8/2008 Privacy invaded: IPC Vaughan Today Philip Alves The office of the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner has admonished Vaughan City for allowing a third-party to use tax roll information in promotional materials mailed to city residents.
8/4/2008 Ontario Chides Vaughan City For Allowing Credit Card Firm Access To Tax List alheadlinenews.com Vittorio Hernandez All Headline News reports that Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian found Vaughan City's MuniCard to be in violation of the Privacy Act for using the city's tax list to mail promotional letters to residents.
8/2/2008 Trash' case tests privacy rights The Toronto Star Tracey Tyler The Supreme Court of Canada will this fall consider whether garbage is private. The case comes due to growing discomfort, among many, with the police's practice of going through trash to aid investigations and mine information.
8/1/2008 Strong enforcement needed for Canada's Do Not Call List to work itbusiness.ca Nestor Arellano Four years after being introduced in Parliament, Canada's National Do Not Call List (NDCL) is set to launch on September 30. But some say the list's long-term viability depends upon effective enforcement, and wonder if adequate plans are in place to manage the list. 
7/31/2008 Public money collides with privacy issues The Daily Gleaner Staff Writer Changes to the way civil servants' salaries are reported are on order in New Brunswick. The Daily Gleaner reports that, in order to balance government transparency and the privacy of civil servants, instead of publishing the actual salary of each public servant, the province will publish a salary range, still to be defined by officials.
7/30/2008 Thieves steal Vancouver client information from TD Bank Vancouver Sun Bruce Constantineau The Vancouver Sun reports that the theft of computer equipment from a TD Canada Trust branch in June has potentially exposed confidential customer information. 
7/28/2008 Academics ask privacy watchdog to probe online profiling practices The Canadian Press   While the U.S. Congress mulls the outcome of hearings on the issue, a Canadian group has requested the federal Information and Privacy Commissioner investigate the practice of behavioural targeting 
7/28/2008 Data security breaches costly, study finds Vancouver Sun Staff Writer A study released earlier this week by the Telus-Rotman School of Management puts a price tag on data security breaches. The Vancouver Sun reports that, according to the results, public Canadian companies spend more than $637,000 annually on data breach-related expenses. 
7/26/2008 Do Not Call List could cut off calls you do want thestar.com James Daw Starting September 30, Canadians will be able to register their telephone and fax numbers with the National Do Not Call List. The list is expected to help citizens' reduce the number of unsolicited calls they receive from those looking to sell products or services.
7/25/2008 School board broke privacy law in computer theft case CBC News   Newfoundland and Labrador's information and privacy commissioner Ed Ring has recommended security improvements to the province's largest school board after finding it in violation of the provincial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 
7/25/2008 Expert says it's not surprising airport kiosks possibly targeted by fraudsters The Canadian Press   Airports across the nation are paying attention as officials look into potential fraud at self-serve check-in kiosks at Toronto's Pearson airport. 
7/22/2008 Privacy Commissioner Gets Tough opinion250.com 250 News British Columbia's Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis wants businesses and government entities in the province to better protect citizens' personal information. 
7/17/2008 Top court upholds solicitor-client privilege canada.com Janice Tibbetts Canada's Supreme Court struck down the federal privacy commissioner's request to view attorney-client correspondence to aid an investigation on employee privacy rights. The unanimous decision means that commissioner's office investigators will not be able to verify the claims of a citizen who filed a complaint with the commissioner on the grounds she was refused access to her personnel file after being fired from her job. 
7/17/2008 Privacy Protection Takes On New Mean CANOE Money Julie King Binning, the practice of searching through garbage bins for valuable data, has become a popular technique for thieves. In a report for canoe.ca, Julie King tells how binning, and a subsequent case of identity theft, led Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner to investigate one Canadian company for violations of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 
7/17/2008 Privacy chief seeking input on new Id plan Toronto Star Emily Mathieu At a public information forum yesterday, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner called for public input on plans for the new RFID-enabled Enhanced Driver's Licence (EDL).
7/15/2008 Bell deines it invades privacy of Internet users Montreal Gazette Roberto Rocha In a submission to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Bell asserted that it does not violate the privacy of customers when using deep packet inspection technology. The company is under investigation by the federal telecom regulator for complaints that it uses "throttling"--the practice of slowing the Internet speeds of users who share files via peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa or Gnutella. 
7/8/2008 Controversy over "traffic throttling" by Canadian ISPs heats up itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson Canadian Internet service providers (ISPs) are drawing criticism from advocacy groups over the practice of "traffic shaping," a technique that limits available bandwidth for certain services, such as peer-to-peer file sharing, in order to provide a more consistent speed of service for all customers. 
7/8/2008 Controversy over "traffic throttling" by Canadian ISPs heats up itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson Canadian Internet service providers (ISPs) are drawing criticism from advocacy groups over the practice of "traffic shaping," a technique that limits available bandwidth for certain services, such as peer-to-peer file sharing, in order to provide a more consistent speed of service for all customers. 
7/3/2008 Saskatchewan privacy commissioner says law must change Regina Leader Post Angela Hall Saskatchewan's information and privacy commissioner wants to see the province's 16-year-old Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) updated. 
7/3/2008 Saskatchewan privacy commissioner says law must change Regina Leader Post Angela Hall Saskatchewan's information and privacy commissioner wants to see the province's 16-year-old Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) updated. 
7/3/2008 Canadians Concerned About Giving Retailers Their Personal Information Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Heather Ormerod Canadian consumers are concerned about releasing their personal information to retailers. That's based on the results of an Ipsos-Reid survey of 1,001 adults conducted in December 2007. The study, commissioned by Canada's privacy commissioner, revealed that nearly half of Canadian adults surveyed do not provide personal data to retailers when asked due to privacy concerns and fears of identity theft.
7/3/2008 Canadians Concerned About Giving Retailers Their Personal Information Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Heather Ormerod Canadian consumers are concerned about releasing their personal information to retailers. That's based on the results of an Ipsos-Reid survey of 1,001 adults conducted in December 2007. The study, commissioned by Canada's privacy commissioner, revealed that nearly half of Canadian adults surveyed do not provide personal data to retailers when asked due to privacy concerns and fears of identity theft.
6/30/2008 Protecting Privacy in a nation of Facebook addicts itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson One in five Candians use social networks and Toronto has one of the largest Facebook networks in the world. Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian intends to make sure that Canadian users of social networking sites educate themselves on how to protect their privacy while using these sites. 
6/30/2008 Protecting Privacy in a nation of Facebook addicts itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson One in five Candians use social networks and Toronto has one of the largest Facebook networks in the world. Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian intends to make sure that Canadian users of social networking sites educate themselves on how to protect their privacy while using these sites. 
6/30/2008 CIRA's 'whois' policy a stunning setback for privacy  Toronto Star Michael Geist Michael Geist describes what he calls a "stunning setback for privacy--a  change in the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's (CIRA) new "whois" policy, which was designed to better protect the privacy of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians domain name holders by not allowing public access to domain name holders. 
6/30/2008 CIRA's 'whois' policy a stunning setback for privacy  Toronto Star Michael Geist Michael Geist describes what he calls a "stunning setback for privacy--a  change in the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's (CIRA) new "whois" policy, which was designed to better protect the privacy of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians domain name holders by not allowing public access to domain name holders. 
6/24/2008 Privacy watchdog didn't endorse 'virtual strip search' canada.com David Wylie The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) yesterday clarified that it did not approve or endorse a pilot project to use full-body scanning technology at B.C.'s Kelowna Airport. 
6/24/2008 Privacy watchdog didn't endorse 'virtual strip search' canada.com David Wylie The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) yesterday clarified that it did not approve or endorse a pilot project to use full-body scanning technology at B.C.'s Kelowna Airport. 
6/24/2008 New federal rules force realtors to seek IDs CTV.ca News Staff In an effort to help stop money laundering and terrorist financing, new regulations took effect this week requiring the collection of greater amounts of personal information during real-estate transactions. As a result of Bill C-25, which passed in 2007, realtors now must collect the names, addresses, dates of birth and occupations of both buyers and sellers, and both parties must provide proof of their identities with a driver's license or passport.
6/24/2008 New federal rules force realtors to seek IDs CTV.ca News Staff In an effort to help stop money laundering and terrorist financing, new regulations took effect this week requiring the collection of greater amounts of personal information during real-estate transactions. As a result of Bill C-25, which passed in 2007, realtors now must collect the names, addresses, dates of birth and occupations of both buyers and sellers, and both parties must provide proof of their identities with a driver's license or passport.
6/23/2008 Privacy Commissioner of Canada awards $407,923 for research and public awareness Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has awarded more than $407,000 in funding to educational organizations for the pursuit of research into privacy issues and the advancement of privacy rights. 
6/23/2008 Privacy Commissioner of Canada awards $407,923 for research and public awareness Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has awarded more than $407,000 in funding to educational organizations for the pursuit of research into privacy issues and the advancement of privacy rights. 
6/23/2008 How to safely use Facebook and LinkedIn at work itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson As organizations weigh the drawbacks and potential benefits of social networking's entrance into the workplace, itbusiness.ca spoke with experts for guidance. Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian suggested that an absolute ban on employees' use of social networking may not be the way to go.
6/23/2008 How to safely use Facebook and LinkedIn at work itbusiness.ca Brian Jackson As organizations weigh the drawbacks and potential benefits of social networking's entrance into the workplace, itbusiness.ca spoke with experts for guidance. Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian suggested that an absolute ban on employees' use of social networking may not be the way to go.
6/18/2008 Yukon government dismisses ombudsman's concerns on child act CBC News   The Yukon government voted not to hear the territory's information and privacy commissioner, Tracy-Anne McPhee, on concerns about the proposed new child and family services act.
6/18/2008 Yukon government dismisses ombudsman's concerns on child act CBC News   The Yukon government voted not to hear the territory's information and privacy commissioner, Tracy-Anne McPhee, on concerns about the proposed new child and family services act.
6/16/2008 Confusion leads to unnecessary requests for social insurance numbers The Daily Gleaner Michael Staples A story in The Daily Gleaner highlights one woman's impatience with the myriad organizations asking for her Social Insurance number (SIN), including telephone and electric companies, banks and potential employers. 
6/16/2008 Confusion leads to unnecessary requests for social insurance numbers The Daily Gleaner Michael Staples A story in The Daily Gleaner highlights one woman's impatience with the myriad organizations asking for her Social Insurance number (SIN), including telephone and electric companies, banks and potential employers. 
6/12/2008 Probe into power line surveillance launched by privacy commissioner CBC News   British Columbia's Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis has launched a preliminary investigation into surveillance of certain Tsawwassen citizens. The surveillance was conducted by the B.C. Transmission Corporation (BCTC) on residents who have opposed the company's power line project in Tsawwassen. 
6/12/2008 Probe into power line surveillance launched by privacy commissioner CBC News   British Columbia's Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis has launched a preliminary investigation into surveillance of certain Tsawwassen citizens. The surveillance was conducted by the B.C. Transmission Corporation (BCTC) on residents who have opposed the company's power line project in Tsawwassen. 
6/6/2008 CA Canada survey sounds corporate data security alarm itbusiness.ca Rafael Ruffolo New survey results from CA Canada reveal that incidents of confidential data loss have doubled over the past two years. 
6/6/2008 CA Canada survey sounds corporate data security alarm itbusiness.ca Rafael Ruffolo New survey results from CA Canada reveal that incidents of confidential data loss have doubled over the past two years. 
6/4/2008 Privacy Advocates Express Concern About Child Privacy Online CNW Group Colin McKay To kick off their annual meeting in Regina yesterday, Canada's privacy commissioners and ombudsmen issued a joint resolution on improving online privacy for children and young people.
6/4/2008 Privacy Advocates Express Concern About Child Privacy Online CNW Group Colin McKay To kick off their annual meeting in Regina yesterday, Canada's privacy commissioners and ombudsmen issued a joint resolution on improving online privacy for children and young people.
6/4/2008 Ontarion Privacy Commissioner on Facebook's Friends List itbusiness.ca Ken Anderson Ontario's Privacy Commissioner's Office and Facebook are collaborating on a video designed to educate young people about protecting their privacy on Facebook.
6/4/2008 Ontarion Privacy Commissioner on Facebook's Friends List itbusiness.ca Ken Anderson Ontario's Privacy Commissioner's Office and Facebook are collaborating on a video designed to educate young people about protecting their privacy on Facebook.
6/3/2008 "Basics" Basically Ignored, Says Annual Report  Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart released her annual report on Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) compliance yesterday. The report found that many companies still have not taken basic steps to protect personal information.
6/3/2008 "Basics" Basically Ignored, Says Annual Report  Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart released her annual report on Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) compliance yesterday. The report found that many companies still have not taken basic steps to protect personal information.
5/31/2008 Privacy Commissioner Launches Investigation  Ottawa Citizen Sarah Schmidt Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddard has initiated an investigation into whether Facebook is breaking the law when it shares users' personal information with advertisers and others without obtaining user consent. 
5/31/2008 Privacy Commissioner Launches Investigation  Ottawa Citizen Sarah Schmidt Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddard has initiated an investigation into whether Facebook is breaking the law when it shares users' personal information with advertisers and others without obtaining user consent. 
5/29/2008 Law School Admission Counsel Investigation Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Assistant Privacy Commissioner released the findings of an investigation into the Law School Admission Council's use of fingerprints for Canadians who take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
5/29/2008 Law School Admission Counsel Investigation Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Assistant Privacy Commissioner released the findings of an investigation into the Law School Admission Council's use of fingerprints for Canadians who take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
5/29/2008 Privacy Boss Wants a Say The Gazette Kevin Dougherty Quebec Privacy Commissioner Jacques Saint-Laurent wants to assess the privacy provisions surrounding the province's proposed RFID-enhanced driver's license, but so far has been unable to get the attention of the Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ). 
5/29/2008 Privacy Boss Wants a Say The Gazette Kevin Dougherty Quebec Privacy Commissioner Jacques Saint-Laurent wants to assess the privacy provisions surrounding the province's proposed RFID-enhanced driver's license, but so far has been unable to get the attention of the Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ). 
5/29/2008 CAN Government Probes Cloud Computing WHIR News   Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian earlier this week released a white paper concerning the use of cloud computing technology.
5/29/2008 CAN Government Probes Cloud Computing WHIR News   Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian earlier this week released a white paper concerning the use of cloud computing technology.
5/23/2008 New Book Launched to help businesses comply with privacy law CNW Group Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched a new book to help businesses comply with the nation's private sector privacy law, PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act).
5/23/2008 New Book Launched to help businesses comply with privacy law CNW Group Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched a new book to help businesses comply with the nation's private sector privacy law, PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act).
5/21/2008 Good year for privacy, Ontario Commissioner Says Globe and Mail John McGrath The annual report of Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, released yesterday, reveals that 2007 was a year of improved citizen privacy in the province.
5/21/2008 Good year for privacy, Ontario Commissioner Says Globe and Mail John McGrath The annual report of Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, released yesterday, reveals that 2007 was a year of improved citizen privacy in the province.
5/21/2008 Ontario Privacy Czar worried about high-tech licences CTV.ca Paul Bliss Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has urged the federal government to withdraw a requirement for provinces to collect citizenship information and create databases for Canada's enhanced driver's licences. 
5/21/2008 Ontario Privacy Czar worried about high-tech licences CTV.ca Paul Bliss Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has urged the federal government to withdraw a requirement for provinces to collect citizenship information and create databases for Canada's enhanced driver's licences. 
5/20/2008 Pending Law will highlight health-record privacy: Wiseman CBC News   New rules to protect the medical privacy of Newfoundland and Labrador citizens are expected to be passed into law within 18 months, says a CBC News report. The new Protection of Personal Health Information Act lets patients determine which parts of their medical records can be shared and sets rules for the collection, use and disclosure of personal health records. 
5/20/2008 Pending Law will highlight health-record privacy: Wiseman CBC News   New rules to protect the medical privacy of Newfoundland and Labrador citizens are expected to be passed into law within 18 months, says a CBC News report. The new Protection of Personal Health Information Act lets patients determine which parts of their medical records can be shared and sets rules for the collection, use and disclosure of personal health records. 
5/20/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP    A Privacy International study late last year identified Canada at the top of the heap when it comes to protecting individuals' privacy. In this special Daily Dashboard Q&A, you'll meet one of the persons responsible for maintaining this record.
5/20/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP    A Privacy International study late last year identified Canada at the top of the heap when it comes to protecting individuals' privacy. In this special Daily Dashboard Q&A, you'll meet one of the persons responsible for maintaining this record.
5/19/2008 Senator's Anti-Spam Bill is Welcome News The Toronto Star Michael Geist Writing for the Toronto Star, the University of Ottawa's Michael Geist lauds the introduction of anti-spam legislation by Senator Yoine Goldstein earlier this month. The proposed Anti-Spam Act (ASA), modeled after Australia's law, establishes rules for easy opt-outs, misleading subject lines and dictionary attacks, among others.
5/19/2008 Senator's Anti-Spam Bill is Welcome News The Toronto Star Michael Geist Writing for the Toronto Star, the University of Ottawa's Michael Geist lauds the introduction of anti-spam legislation by Senator Yoine Goldstein earlier this month. The proposed Anti-Spam Act (ASA), modeled after Australia's law, establishes rules for easy opt-outs, misleading subject lines and dictionary attacks, among others.
5/12/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP  Elizabeth Denham A number of key legislative issues are in play that could affect Canada's marketing community and Wally Hill highlights them in this special Daily Dashboard Q&A. 
5/12/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP  Elizabeth Denham A number of key legislative issues are in play that could affect Canada's marketing community and Wally Hill highlights them in this special Daily Dashboard Q&A. 
5/10/2008 Practical' guide to help show when safety trumps privacy The Ottawa Citizen Katie Daubs Privacy commissioners in British Columbia and Ontario are developing support materials to help guide education officials when faced with decisions about student privacy and personal health and safety. 
5/10/2008 Practical' guide to help show when safety trumps privacy The Ottawa Citizen Katie Daubs Privacy commissioners in British Columbia and Ontario are developing support materials to help guide education officials when faced with decisions about student privacy and personal health and safety. 
5/8/2008 Privacy Policies blamed for lost records Times & Transcript Jesse Robichaud Lax privacy policies in the Department of Health led to the disappearance of New Brunswickers' medical records last fall when a courier lost nearly 700 unencrypted patient files.
5/8/2008 Privacy Policies blamed for lost records Times & Transcript Jesse Robichaud Lax privacy policies in the Department of Health led to the disappearance of New Brunswickers' medical records last fall when a courier lost nearly 700 unencrypted patient files.
5/8/2008 Fear the 'web' of deceit: expert; social networking sites expose personal data, privacy boss says The Whig Standard Jennifer Pritchett Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said that social networking sites threaten the security of Canadians' personal information.
5/8/2008 Fear the 'web' of deceit: expert; social networking sites expose personal data, privacy boss says The Whig Standard Jennifer Pritchett Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said that social networking sites threaten the security of Canadians' personal information.
5/7/2008 Privacy Law Update Good Winnipeg Free Press Brian Bowman The Manitoba government will amend its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), which was created in the late 1990s.
5/7/2008 Privacy Law Update Good Winnipeg Free Press Brian Bowman The Manitoba government will amend its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), which was created in the late 1990s.
5/6/2008 Fax had personal information Leader-Post   Saskatchewan's information and privacy commissioner Gary Dickson is reminding public bodies and health trustees to purge personally-identifiable information from office machines before selling or disposing of the machines.
5/6/2008 Fax had personal information Leader-Post   Saskatchewan's information and privacy commissioner Gary Dickson is reminding public bodies and health trustees to purge personally-identifiable information from office machines before selling or disposing of the machines.
5/6/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP  Elizabeth Denham Ontario's information and privacy commissioner believes there is always a solution that advances both privacy and the interests of the organization.
5/6/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP  Elizabeth Denham Ontario's information and privacy commissioner believes there is always a solution that advances both privacy and the interests of the organization.
5/5/2008 Online Health Records:  Convenience vs. Privacy CBC News Grant Buckler Free access to online tools for managing one's own health information is an appealing prospect to most Canadians, but where the data will be stored has caused concern.
5/5/2008 Online Health Records:  Convenience vs. Privacy CBC News Grant Buckler Free access to online tools for managing one's own health information is an appealing prospect to most Canadians, but where the data will be stored has caused concern.
5/1/2008 Province to Hire Privacy Chief Winnipeg Free Press Mary Agnes Welch The Province of Manitoba is poised, after four years of debate, to adopt a law that would mandate the appointment of its first-ever privacy commissioner.
5/1/2008 Province to Hire Privacy Chief Winnipeg Free Press Mary Agnes Welch The Province of Manitoba is poised, after four years of debate, to adopt a law that would mandate the appointment of its first-ever privacy commissioner.
5/1/2008 Searching for the right balance Ottawa Citizen Ian Kerr Ian Kerr writes that recent examples of random "sniffer dog" sweeps in public places have raised constitutional issues of privacy and personal liberty in Canada. 
5/1/2008 Searching for the right balance Ottawa Citizen Ian Kerr Ian Kerr writes that recent examples of random "sniffer dog" sweeps in public places have raised constitutional issues of privacy and personal liberty in Canada. 
4/29/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP Elizabeth Denham With daily headlines on data breaches and other electronic crimes, identity theft weighs on the minds of many. Retailers, especially, have had to expand efforts in recent years in order to protect themselves from fraud while still providing customers with an adequate level of privacy protection. 
4/29/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP Elizabeth Denham With daily headlines on data breaches and other electronic crimes, identity theft weighs on the minds of many. Retailers, especially, have had to expand efforts in recent years in order to protect themselves from fraud while still providing customers with an adequate level of privacy protection. 
4/29/2008 Ebay Loses Bid to Shield Sellers From Taxman Globe and Mail Paul Waldie Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that eBay Canada must produce the personal information of its PowerSellers -- those who sell at least $1,000 (U.S.) a month through the site.
4/29/2008 Ebay Loses Bid to Shield Sellers From Taxman Globe and Mail Paul Waldie Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that eBay Canada must produce the personal information of its PowerSellers -- those who sell at least $1,000 (U.S.) a month through the site.
4/28/2008 Domain name policy puts us in Internet vanguard Toronto Star Michael Geist In a move that will better protect the privacy of hundreds of thousands of citizens, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced plans to implement greater privacy controls into its whois database, says a report in the Toronto Star.
4/28/2008 Domain name policy puts us in Internet vanguard Toronto Star Michael Geist In a move that will better protect the privacy of hundreds of thousands of citizens, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced plans to implement greater privacy controls into its whois database, says a report in the Toronto Star.
4/27/2008 Lawyers to challenge eligibility of evidence against Radwanski canada.com Mike DeSouza A former federal privacy commissioner returns to court this week for pretrial arguments. George Radwanski faces charges of fraud and breach of trust. 
4/27/2008 Lawyers to challenge eligibility of evidence against Radwanski canada.com Mike DeSouza A former federal privacy commissioner returns to court this week for pretrial arguments. George Radwanski faces charges of fraud and breach of trust. 
4/26/2008 Universities grapple with providing health services, protecting privacy Vancouver Sun Meagan Fitzpatrick The apparent suicide death of an 18-year-old Carleton University student brings into focus the challenge University officials face in providing health services to students but still protecting their rights to privacy.
4/26/2008 Universities grapple with providing health services, protecting privacy Vancouver Sun Meagan Fitzpatrick The apparent suicide death of an 18-year-old Carleton University student brings into focus the challenge University officials face in providing health services to students but still protecting their rights to privacy.
4/25/2008 Feds proplse to leave disclosure of data breaches to businesses Times Colonist Sarah Schmidt Draft legislation on data breach notification calls for Canadian businesses to use discretion on whether to notify customers of a loss of personal data.
4/25/2008 Feds proplse to leave disclosure of data breaches to businesses Times Colonist Sarah Schmidt Draft legislation on data breach notification calls for Canadian businesses to use discretion on whether to notify customers of a loss of personal data.
4/25/2008 Watchdog monitors Chrysler's data loss Toronto Star Tony Van Alphen A lost tape containing the names, addresses and social insurance numbers of Chrysler auto customers has the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada monitoring the company's lending arm, Chrysler Financial. 
4/25/2008 Watchdog monitors Chrysler's data loss Toronto Star Tony Van Alphen A lost tape containing the names, addresses and social insurance numbers of Chrysler auto customers has the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada monitoring the company's lending arm, Chrysler Financial. 
4/23/2008 New BC health law could lead to privacy abuse Vancouver Sun Pamela Fayerman Critics say that healthcare legislation currently before the British Columbia legislature would put patient privacy at risk.
4/23/2008 New BC health law could lead to privacy abuse Vancouver Sun Pamela Fayerman Critics say that healthcare legislation currently before the British Columbia legislature would put patient privacy at risk.
4/22/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP Elizabeth Denham Social networking has been a hot topic in the media over the past couple of years and has come to define the term "being online" for a generation of young people. Not only has the phenomenon brought forth a new debate on the definition of privacy, the pastime has become so pervasive that today's workplaces are being forced to take a look at how they can adapt to a new generation of workers who are so accustomed to it.
4/22/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP Elizabeth Denham Social networking has been a hot topic in the media over the past couple of years and has come to define the term "being online" for a generation of young people. Not only has the phenomenon brought forth a new debate on the definition of privacy, the pastime has become so pervasive that today's workplaces are being forced to take a look at how they can adapt to a new generation of workers who are so accustomed to it.
4/18/2008 Privacy Commissioner visits Cypress Health Region Prairie Post Aasa Marshall Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson visited the Cypress Health Region as part of an ongoing effort to learn the privacy practices and needs of the province's health regions.
4/18/2008 Privacy Commissioner visits Cypress Health Region Prairie Post Aasa Marshall Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson visited the Cypress Health Region as part of an ongoing effort to learn the privacy practices and needs of the province's health regions.
4/18/2008 News Release:  Privacy Commissioner concerned with Ticketmaster's privacy practices  Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddard is encouraging Canadian businesses to adopt the highest standard of information protection practices possible to ensure compliance with Canadian privacy law, according to a news release.
4/18/2008 News Release:  Privacy Commissioner concerned with Ticketmaster's privacy practices  Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddard is encouraging Canadian businesses to adopt the highest standard of information protection practices possible to ensure compliance with Canadian privacy law, according to a news release.
4/17/2008 St. Joe's patient files found in dumpster behind coffee shop Hamilton Spectator John Burman About a dozen patient records from St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario were found this week in a dumpster located behind an Etobicoke diner. The records were dated from 2001 and were generated by a former resident physician from the hospital whose brother manages the diner.
4/17/2008 St. Joe's patient files found in dumpster behind coffee shop Hamilton Spectator John Burman About a dozen patient records from St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario were found this week in a dumpster located behind an Etobicoke diner. The records were dated from 2001 and were generated by a former resident physician from the hospital whose brother manages the diner.
4/16/2008 Kids don't protect online privacy: survey Calgary Herald Richard Cuthbertson A national Kids Help Phone study revealed that although nearly 75 percent of youngsters believe they know how to stay safe while online, 40 percent of them have divulged personal information to someone they know only online.
4/16/2008 Kids don't protect online privacy: survey Calgary Herald Richard Cuthbertson A national Kids Help Phone study revealed that although nearly 75 percent of youngsters believe they know how to stay safe while online, 40 percent of them have divulged personal information to someone they know only online.
4/15/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP Elizabeth Denham Later this year Canada will launch its National Do Not Call List (DNCL). Created to protect the privacy of Canadian citizens and give them a means for opting-out of solicitous telemarketing calls, the list has come under scrutiny recently, as some have raised questions on exemptions and what happens with telemarketing calls that originate outside of Canada. 
4/15/2008 Q & A with IAPP Canadian Summit Speakers IAPP Elizabeth Denham Later this year Canada will launch its National Do Not Call List (DNCL). Created to protect the privacy of Canadian citizens and give them a means for opting-out of solicitous telemarketing calls, the list has come under scrutiny recently, as some have raised questions on exemptions and what happens with telemarketing calls that originate outside of Canada. 
4/10/2008 MRIA demands apology from iOptOut founder Research Brian Tarran & James Verrinder  It's springtime in Canada, but temperatures aren't the only things warming up. In a Research report, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA) challenges allegations that it sought to "undermine" the iOptOut.ca Web site, a site that gives Canadian consumers broader options for opting-out of solicitous telephone calls than Canada's current Do-Not-Call List, set to launch later this year. 
4/10/2008 MRIA demands apology from iOptOut founder Research Brian Tarran & James Verrinder  It's springtime in Canada, but temperatures aren't the only things warming up. In a Research report, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA) challenges allegations that it sought to "undermine" the iOptOut.ca Web site, a site that gives Canadian consumers broader options for opting-out of solicitous telephone calls than Canada's current Do-Not-Call List, set to launch later this year. 
4/9/2008 Canadian firms putting a lock on data privacy Globe and Mail Joanna Pachner Thanks in large part to the efforts of its national and provincial privacy commissioners, Canada's privacy laws and enforcement have earned a reputation as the world's most effective according to a new report by analyst firm Forrester Research 
4/9/2008 Canadian firms putting a lock on data privacy Globe and Mail Joanna Pachner Thanks in large part to the efforts of its national and provincial privacy commissioners, Canada's privacy laws and enforcement have earned a reputation as the world's most effective according to a new report by analyst firm Forrester Research 
4/7/2008 B.C. centre aims to be first in Canada to track dementia patients wirelessly Globe and Mail Cathryn Atkinson Delta View Habilitation Centre, whose nearly 300 patients are unable to care for themselves, has plans to utilize radio frequency identification technology to help care for patients suffering from dementia.
4/7/2008 B.C. centre aims to be first in Canada to track dementia patients wirelessly Globe and Mail Cathryn Atkinson Delta View Habilitation Centre, whose nearly 300 patients are unable to care for themselves, has plans to utilize radio frequency identification technology to help care for patients suffering from dementia.
4/7/2008 Do-Not-Call faces challenges Toronto Star Michael Geist Canada will launch its do-not-call list later this year, but given the number of Canadian entities exempt from the do-not-call law, even those residents who have added their number to the list may hear the phone ringing.
4/7/2008 Do-Not-Call faces challenges Toronto Star Michael Geist Canada will launch its do-not-call list later this year, but given the number of Canadian entities exempt from the do-not-call law, even those residents who have added their number to the list may hear the phone ringing.
4/4/2008 Privacy czar probes alleged Net hack by officials Toronto Star Colin Perkel Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner is looking into allegations that federal investigators hacked into a woman's Internet access via an unsecured wireless network in order to post comments to a white supremacist Web site. 
4/4/2008 Privacy czar probes alleged Net hack by officials Toronto Star Colin Perkel Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner is looking into allegations that federal investigators hacked into a woman's Internet access via an unsecured wireless network in order to post comments to a white supremacist Web site. 
4/2/2008 Search warrants for child porn too slow, say RCMP CBC News   Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Atlantic Canada say it takes too long for them to get customer information from Internet service provides when investigating child pornography cases.
4/2/2008 Search warrants for child porn too slow, say RCMP CBC News   Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Atlantic Canada say it takes too long for them to get customer information from Internet service provides when investigating child pornography cases.
4/1/2008 Clarifying Telus's privacy commitment no easy job Vancouver Sun Pete McMartin When it comes to protecting personal privacy, just how much of the burden of responsibility belongs to the consumer? A lot, according to a Canada.com article exploring one woman's path to making sure her telephone service provider would not collect, store, or share her personal information. 
4/1/2008 Clarifying Telus's privacy commitment no easy job Vancouver Sun Pete McMartin When it comes to protecting personal privacy, just how much of the burden of responsibility belongs to the consumer? A lot, according to a Canada.com article exploring one woman's path to making sure her telephone service provider would not collect, store, or share her personal information. 
3/31/2008 Privacy Commissioner raps Home Depot Edmonton Journal Mike Sadava Alberta's privacy commissioner Frank Work has ordered Home Depot Canada to stop collecting what he deems "more information than is necessary" from customers, calling it a violation of privacy legislation.
3/31/2008 Privacy Commissioner raps Home Depot Edmonton Journal Mike Sadava Alberta's privacy commissioner Frank Work has ordered Home Depot Canada to stop collecting what he deems "more information than is necessary" from customers, calling it a violation of privacy legislation.
3/28/2008 US Patriot Act deters Canadians from Google Service Out-law.com   Lakehead University staff and students are upset by the fact their university has outsourced its email infrastructure to Google systems that route through the U.S. Concerns that American government authorities may intercept and read their communications under U.S. Patriot Act rules led staff to file an official grievance with university officials. 
3/28/2008 US Patriot Act deters Canadians from Google Service Out-law.com   Lakehead University staff and students are upset by the fact their university has outsourced its email infrastructure to Google systems that route through the U.S. Concerns that American government authorities may intercept and read their communications under U.S. Patriot Act rules led staff to file an official grievance with university officials. 
3/24/2008 Patient files found in vacant Yorkton office space Regina Leader Post Angela Hall Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner is investigating why five large boxes of physician records for hundreds of patients in the Yorkton region are sitting in a vacant office on 2nd Avenue North. 
3/24/2008 Patient files found in vacant Yorkton office space Regina Leader Post Angela Hall Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner is investigating why five large boxes of physician records for hundreds of patients in the Yorkton region are sitting in a vacant office on 2nd Avenue North. 
3/18/2008 Handhelds, laptops are next privacy frontier Globe and Mail Matt Hartley The case of a man who crossed the Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, ON Peace Bridge with a laptop computer containing child pornography will put privacy and police powers to the test this week when the case is heard in a Fort Erie courtroom.
3/18/2008 Handhelds, laptops are next privacy frontier Globe and Mail Matt Hartley The case of a man who crossed the Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, ON Peace Bridge with a laptop computer containing child pornography will put privacy and police powers to the test this week when the case is heard in a Fort Erie courtroom.
3/13/2008 Amended Canadian privacy law could boost IT security budgets The Industry Standard Rafael Ruffolo It is expected that lawmakers will mandate data breach notifications in the upcoming amendment of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) later this year. 
3/13/2008 Amended Canadian privacy law could boost IT security budgets The Industry Standard Rafael Ruffolo It is expected that lawmakers will mandate data breach notifications in the upcoming amendment of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) later this year. 
3/12/2008 Insurers look to cover hacking damage Globe and Mail Janet McFarland Toronto-based Executive Risk Insurance Services will now cover corporate clients for costs associated with data breaches. So far, only a few Canadian companies have signed up, according to David Griffiths, senior vice-president at insurance broker AON Reed Stenhouse. 
3/12/2008 Insurers look to cover hacking damage Globe and Mail Janet McFarland Toronto-based Executive Risk Insurance Services will now cover corporate clients for costs associated with data breaches. So far, only a few Canadian companies have signed up, according to David Griffiths, senior vice-president at insurance broker AON Reed Stenhouse. 
3/10/2008 How Google Earth Ate Our Town Time Rob Shaw You could say Nanaimo residents know their city inside and out, thanks to a collaboration with Google that has mapped the city from its downtown to its landfills, and everyplace between.
3/10/2008 How Google Earth Ate Our Town Time Rob Shaw You could say Nanaimo residents know their city inside and out, thanks to a collaboration with Google that has mapped the city from its downtown to its landfills, and everyplace between.
3/6/2008 Privacy Commissioners Release New Video Surveillance Guidelines Government of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Canada's national and provincial privacy commissioners have issued a set of guidelines outlining video surveillance practice designed to prevent violations of private citizen privacy in keeping with the country's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 
3/6/2008 Privacy Commissioners Release New Video Surveillance Guidelines Government of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Canada's national and provincial privacy commissioners have issued a set of guidelines outlining video surveillance practice designed to prevent violations of private citizen privacy in keeping with the country's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 
3/4/2008 Privacy Commissioner Seeks Feedback on Implications of Using RFID Technology in the Workplace Government of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has issued a call for public input on the use of RFID-enabled technologies in Canadian workplaces. In a press release issued this week, Stoddart's office said it was seeking to enrich the debate on an issue that has both positive and negative implications for Canadian workers. 
3/3/2008 Ontario privacy chief gives green light to TTC surveillance plans CBC News   Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian yesterday said the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) plan to expand its video monitoring network was within provincial privacy rules, but that it must proceed cautiously to avoid future privacy law violations. 
2/28/2008 RCMP raid major ID theft ring in Surrey Vancouver Sun Gerry Bellett Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Post forces raided a home in Surrey, BC and broke up an identity theft ring that the RCMP says appears to have put at risk the identities of tens of thousands of individuals across North America.
2/27/2008 CRTC tells telemarketers not to fear do-not-call list CBC News   The Canadian Broadcast Corporation reports that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says the country's Do-Not-Call list, scheduled for implementation later this year, is intended to protect consumers from annoying calls and not as a burden to the country's large telecommunications industry.
2/27/2008 CRTC tells telemarketers not to fear do-not-call list CBC News   The Canadian Broadcast Corporation reports that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says the country's Do-Not-Call list, scheduled for implementation later this year, is intended to protect consumers from annoying calls and not as a burden to the country's large telecommunications industry.
2/21/2008 Canadian Court Hears Case On Privacy Commish's Powers Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Supreme Court of Canada is considering a case that could affect the investigative authority of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the office announced recently in a press release. 
2/21/2008 Canadian Court Hears Case On Privacy Commish's Powers Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   The Supreme Court of Canada is considering a case that could affect the investigative authority of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the office announced recently in a press release. 
2/21/2008 Driver's License Scanning At Clubs Outlawed United Press   News service United Press International reports that a nightclub group in Calgary, Alberta has been ordered to cease its practice of scanning driver's licenses at the door for security purposes.
2/21/2008 Driver's License Scanning At Clubs Outlawed United Press   News service United Press International reports that a nightclub group in Calgary, Alberta has been ordered to cease its practice of scanning driver's licenses at the door for security purposes.
2/14/2008 Privacy Commissioner Wants Bell Breach Answers The Canadian Press   The Office of Canada's privacy commissioner wants information from Bell Canada following the disclosure of a data breach in which information on 3.4 million customers from Quebec and Ontario was disclosed. 
2/14/2008 Privacy Commissioner Wants Bell Breach Answers The Canadian Press   The Office of Canada's privacy commissioner wants information from Bell Canada following the disclosure of a data breach in which information on 3.4 million customers from Quebec and Ontario was disclosed. 
2/13/2008 Mounties Under Fire For Secret Databases CBC News   The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were criticized in a report issued this week by Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart for collecting and storing too much unnecessary information in a criminal database.
2/13/2008 Mounties Under Fire For Secret Databases CBC News   The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were criticized in a report issued this week by Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart for collecting and storing too much unnecessary information in a criminal database.
2/11/2008 Comms Advances Pose Challenges For Government  eGov Monitor Thomas B. Riley The advancement of communications technologies make it easier for nearly everyone, including those working in government, to be more efficient and productive, but the advantages do not come without challenges. Data security and constituent privacy must be top of mind as public employees engage in mobile computing, carrying sensitive information with them on laptop computers and PDAs, for example.
2/11/2008 Comms Advances Pose Challenges For Government  eGov Monitor Thomas B. Riley The advancement of communications technologies make it easier for nearly everyone, including those working in government, to be more efficient and productive, but the advantages do not come without challenges. Data security and constituent privacy must be top of mind as public employees engage in mobile computing, carrying sensitive information with them on laptop computers and PDAs, for example.
2/8/2008 Privacy Among New Canadian Law Highlights The Lawyer's Weekly Michael Geist An A-Z summary of new developments in Canadian law, including a number of privacy-related updates.
2/8/2008 Privacy Among New Canadian Law Highlights The Lawyer's Weekly Michael Geist An A-Z summary of new developments in Canadian law, including a number of privacy-related updates.
2/7/2008 Opinion: Did Data Privacy Day Matter?  Halifax Chronicle Herald Bob Doherty Privacy and security consultant Bob Doherty notes that International Data Privacy Day, promoted for the first time in North America by the IAPP after years of observation in Europe, came and went without much fanfare.
2/7/2008 Opinion: Did Data Privacy Day Matter?  Halifax Chronicle Herald Bob Doherty Privacy and security consultant Bob Doherty notes that International Data Privacy Day, promoted for the first time in North America by the IAPP after years of observation in Europe, came and went without much fanfare.
2/6/2008 Employers Must Use Caution When Monitoring Employees IT Business Brian Jackson With issues of liability and lost productivity at stake, and with an abundance of tools available, Canadian employers are spending more time monitoring their employees.
2/6/2008 Employers Must Use Caution When Monitoring Employees IT Business Brian Jackson With issues of liability and lost productivity at stake, and with an abundance of tools available, Canadian employers are spending more time monitoring their employees.
2/6/2008 Opinion:  Some Personal Info Not That Personal AIM Global Bert Moore The defination of Personal Information is too broad to be practical.
2/6/2008 Opinion:  Some Personal Info Not That Personal AIM Global Bert Moore The defination of Personal Information is too broad to be practical.
2/6/2008 Privacy Commissioners Meet In BC, Oppose License Plan The Province Lindsay Kines Canadian privacy commissioners convened in Victoria, British Columbia yesterday to discuss a number of privacy issues facing the country. Tops on the list was BC's plan to issue RFID "enhanced" driver's licenses, which the province says provide benefits such as crossing the U.S. border without a passport.
2/6/2008 Privacy Commissioners Meet In BC, Oppose License Plan The Province Lindsay Kines Canadian privacy commissioners convened in Victoria, British Columbia yesterday to discuss a number of privacy issues facing the country. Tops on the list was BC's plan to issue RFID "enhanced" driver's licenses, which the province says provide benefits such as crossing the U.S. border without a passport.
2/5/2008 Border Agency Wants Passenger Lists In Advance The Observer   The Canadian Border Services Agency says it wants transportation firms to provide electronic passenger lists in advance of border crossings. 
2/5/2008 Border Agency Wants Passenger Lists In Advance The Observer   The Canadian Border Services Agency says it wants transportation firms to provide electronic passenger lists in advance of border crossings. 
2/5/2008 Privacy Commissioners Issue Resolution On Enhanced ID Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   In a press release issued this week by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada following a biannual meeting of Canadian privacy commissioners in Victoria, British Columbia, the Commissioners affirmed their "continued opposition to national identity cards and systems" in a multi-point statement.
2/5/2008 Privacy Commissioners Issue Resolution On Enhanced ID Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada   In a press release issued this week by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada following a biannual meeting of Canadian privacy commissioners in Victoria, British Columbia, the Commissioners affirmed their "continued opposition to national identity cards and systems" in a multi-point statement.
2/4/2008 Healthcare RFID Is Not Big Brother itbusiness.ca Vawn Himmelsbach Privacy protections already in place mean adoption of RFID within the country's healthcare system does not pose a threat to patient privacy.
2/4/2008 Healthcare RFID Is Not Big Brother itbusiness.ca Vawn Himmelsbach Privacy protections already in place mean adoption of RFID within the country's healthcare system does not pose a threat to patient privacy.
12/6/2007 Governments Grapple With Best Way To Authenticate Citizens For Online Services InterGovWorld.com  Rosie Lombardi Exploring the challenge of establishing a reliable method to authenticate the identity of citizens who take advantage of online services.
12/6/2007 Governments Grapple With Best Way To Authenticate Citizens For Online Services InterGovWorld.com  Rosie Lombardi Exploring the challenge of establishing a reliable method to authenticate the identity of citizens who take advantage of online services.
12/3/2007 More Trial Delays For Former Privacy Commissioner, Chief Of Staff Ottawa Citizen Paula McCooey More delays are expected in the scheduling of a trial date for Canada's former privacy commissioner and his chief of staff.
12/3/2007 More Trial Delays For Former Privacy Commissioner, Chief Of Staff Ottawa Citizen Paula McCooey More delays are expected in the scheduling of a trial date for Canada's former privacy commissioner and his chief of staff.
12/1/2007 Industry Canada Opens Up PIPEDA Recommendations To Public Comments IT World Canada Briony Smith Of three recent reviews of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Industry Canada's study and recommendations produced much more concrete recommendations. 
12/1/2007 Industry Canada Opens Up PIPEDA Recommendations To Public Comments IT World Canada Briony Smith Of three recent reviews of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Industry Canada's study and recommendations produced much more concrete recommendations. 
11/27/2007 Government Breach Exposes Canadians' Health Data vnunet.com Shaun Nichols Medical care plan numbers, age, gender, doctors' names and test results for diseases including HIV and hepatitis, were exposed by a consultant who had taken a government desktop system home. The breach apparently occurred through an unprotected Internet connection. 
11/27/2007 Government Breach Exposes Canadians' Health Data vnunet.com Shaun Nichols Medical care plan numbers, age, gender, doctors' names and test results for diseases including HIV and hepatitis, were exposed by a consultant who had taken a government desktop system home. The breach apparently occurred through an unprotected Internet connection. 
11/22/2007 Experts Say ID Theft Law is Only One Aspect Of Prevention The Canadian Press Terry Pedwell While the government's proposed ID theft law received praise from banks and business groups, Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart urged Ottawa to "move further in addressing what has become an increasingly global problem." 
11/22/2007 Experts Say ID Theft Law is Only One Aspect Of Prevention The Canadian Press Terry Pedwell While the government's proposed ID theft law received praise from banks and business groups, Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart urged Ottawa to "move further in addressing what has become an increasingly global problem." 
11/19/2007 Opinion: Survey Finds One In Five Execs Say Their Companies Don't Use Anti-Virus Software The London Free Press David Canton Just 37 percent of Canadian executives who participated in a survey said they are confident that data in their companies is protected against attacks.
11/19/2007 Opinion: Survey Finds One In Five Execs Say Their Companies Don't Use Anti-Virus Software The London Free Press David Canton Just 37 percent of Canadian executives who participated in a survey said they are confident that data in their companies is protected against attacks.
11/14/2007 Concern Escalates About Security Of Digital Student Records The Globe and Mail Siri Agrell A recent incident in Alberta involving the loss of a memory stick containing names, addresses and telephone numbers for more than 500 students has garnered attention about the lack of data security protocols for digital student records.
11/14/2007 Concern Escalates About Security Of Digital Student Records The Globe and Mail Siri Agrell A recent incident in Alberta involving the loss of a memory stick containing names, addresses and telephone numbers for more than 500 students has garnered attention about the lack of data security protocols for digital student records.
11/13/2007 Employers Find It Difficult To Find Clarity On Internet-Use Monitoring Policies The Globe and Mail Mary Kirwan This GlobeandMail.com blog addresses the difficulties companies face when creating an IT-acceptable use policy that balances employees' inevitable use of the Internet to send personal emails and surf the Web, with appropriate monitoring to ensure security and compliance with workplace-related laws.
11/13/2007 Employers Find It Difficult To Find Clarity On Internet-Use Monitoring Policies The Globe and Mail Mary Kirwan This GlobeandMail.com blog addresses the difficulties companies face when creating an IT-acceptable use policy that balances employees' inevitable use of the Internet to send personal emails and surf the Web, with appropriate monitoring to ensure security and compliance with workplace-related laws.
11/13/2007 Privacy Commissioner Is Tired Of Repeating Same Message Edmonton Sun Glenn Kauth Frank Work, Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner, said he is "losing patience" with repeating messages about information security following a recent data breach involving the loss of an unencrypted memory stick containing information on students at 23 schools.
11/13/2007 Privacy Commissioner Is Tired Of Repeating Same Message Edmonton Sun Glenn Kauth Frank Work, Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner, said he is "losing patience" with repeating messages about information security following a recent data breach involving the loss of an unencrypted memory stick containing information on students at 23 schools.
11/6/2007 Canada's Privacy Chief: No-Fly List 'Is Totally Opaque'  canada.com Kim Bolan Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart told the Air India inquiry in Ottawa that she has seen little rationale for Canada's new no-fly list. 
11/6/2007 Canada's Privacy Chief: No-Fly List 'Is Totally Opaque'  canada.com Kim Bolan Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart told the Air India inquiry in Ottawa that she has seen little rationale for Canada's new no-fly list. 
11/4/2007 Debate Continues On Criteria For Public Disclosure Of Breaches  canada.com Carly Weeks Industry Canada is supportive of breach notification in "the case of certain defined breaches, where a high risk of significant harm to individuals or organizations exists." But that does not suffice, according to privacy experts quoted in this CanWest News Service article.
11/4/2007 Debate Continues On Criteria For Public Disclosure Of Breaches  canada.com Carly Weeks Industry Canada is supportive of breach notification in "the case of certain defined breaches, where a high risk of significant harm to individuals or organizations exists." But that does not suffice, according to privacy experts quoted in this CanWest News Service article.
10/25/2007 UBC Tracked His Theft Of Time The Province Susan Lazaruk The University of British Columbia used spyware to help build a case to dismiss an engineering technician who then filed a complaint with the province's privacy commission. The university installed the spyware in December 2004, which found that his non-work related Web use ranged from 34 minutes to four hours a day. 
10/25/2007 UBC Tracked His Theft Of Time The Province Susan Lazaruk The University of British Columbia used spyware to help build a case to dismiss an engineering technician who then filed a complaint with the province's privacy commission. The university installed the spyware in December 2004, which found that his non-work related Web use ranged from 34 minutes to four hours a day. 
10/25/2007 TTC's cameras face privacy probe thestar.com Paola Loriggio Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian is investigating a complaint filed by Privacy International over a plan to install a $21 million security system in Toronto's transit system.
10/25/2007 TTC's cameras face privacy probe thestar.com Paola Loriggio Ontario's Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian is investigating a complaint filed by Privacy International over a plan to install a $21 million security system in Toronto's transit system.
10/23/2007 Universities struggle to protect student private info from U.S. Patriot Act Macleans.ca Staff Writer Concerns about the U.S. Patriot Act have forced Canadian universities to make changes to comply with provincial legislation on the books to prevent access to Canadians' personal data.
10/23/2007 Universities struggle to protect student private info from U.S. Patriot Act Macleans.ca Staff Writer Concerns about the U.S. Patriot Act have forced Canadian universities to make changes to comply with provincial legislation on the books to prevent access to Canadians' personal data.
10/18/2007 Ottawa Blasted Over Privacy Toronto Star Richard Brennan Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart this week voiced concern over the government's exchange of Canadians' personal information with law enforcement and other government agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere. 
10/18/2007 Ottawa Blasted Over Privacy Toronto Star Richard Brennan Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart this week voiced concern over the government's exchange of Canadians' personal information with law enforcement and other government agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere. 
10/18/2007 Federal privacy chief urges law revamp InterGovWorld.com  Lisa Williams Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has released her 2006-2007 Annual Report on the Privacy Act. The survey, which was conducted by EKOS Research Associates, indicates that Canadians increasingly are worried about the protection of their personal information. 
10/18/2007 Federal privacy chief urges law revamp InterGovWorld.com  Lisa Williams Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has released her 2006-2007 Annual Report on the Privacy Act. The survey, which was conducted by EKOS Research Associates, indicates that Canadians increasingly are worried about the protection of their personal information. 
10/18/2007 Is that a SIN card in your pocket? Privacy commissioner hopes not CBC News   Nearly half of all Canadians carry their SIN card in their wallets -- increasing their chances of ID theft, according to a poll of 2,000 people commissioned by Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. To reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim of ID theft, Stoddart is recommending that Canadians take basic precautions to prevent exposure to ID theft -- beginning with the removal of their social insurance cards from their wallets.
10/18/2007 Is that a SIN card in your pocket? Privacy commissioner hopes not CBC News   Nearly half of all Canadians carry their SIN card in their wallets -- increasing their chances of ID theft, according to a poll of 2,000 people commissioned by Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. To reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim of ID theft, Stoddart is recommending that Canadians take basic precautions to prevent exposure to ID theft -- beginning with the removal of their social insurance cards from their wallets.
10/11/2007 Privacy commissioner proves PM's list  Toronto Star Canadian Press Following complaints launched by Jewish Canadians who received unsolicited Rosh Hashanah greetings from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has opened a "preliminary inquiry." 
10/8/2007 U.S. Demands Passenger Lists For Sun Flights Globe and Mail Brent Jang The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) has revealed in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that it plans to require Canada's airlines to turn over passenger data prior to flights that travel over U.S. airspace to vacation destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean.
10/7/2007 How retailers can protect customer privacy thestar.com Ellen Roseman Fred Hopper, an information security consultant, recently outlined to attendees of a Retail Council of Canada conference steps retailers could take to prevent compromises of customer data. 
10/3/2007 Medical secrets aren't so secret Ottawa Sun Sun Media Ottawa researcher Dr. Khaled El Emam led a team from the Electronic Health Information Laboratory in a study that determined that despite publicity about the importance of protecting personal information, many discarded disk drives contain large amounts of personal information, including personal health information (PHI). 
10/1/2007 Canadian Court Opens Up eBay Data to Tax Agency New York Times Ian Austen The Federal Court in Canada has ruled that Canada's tax collectors can examine how much income high-volume sellers are making by peddling goods on eBay. 
9/28/2007 No escaping Big Brother's watchful eyes and ears Edmonton Journal Carly Weeks Experts gathered at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Montreal this week predicted that "new technology combined with corporate and governmental interests" will lead to the inability of citizens to escape having every move watched or recorded.
9/25/2007 Who's watching whom? theVARSITY.ca Joshua Rubin Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, hosting The Privacy Prognosis in an Era of New Health Information Technology conference at the University of Toronto, said that genetic information "has to be protected like Fort Knox in certain circumstances, and must flow very readily in other circumstances." 
9/25/2007 Retail privacy breach foreseeable and preventable, probe finds  canada.com Carly Weeks An investigation launched earlier this year by federal and Albertan privacy commissioners found that the TJX Cos. security breach was "foreseeable and preventable." According to federal privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, "The company collected too much personal information, kept it too long and relied on weak encryption technology to protect it -- putting the privacy of millions of its customers at risk."
9/19/2007 CIPPIC Applications Violate PIPEDA The Globe and Mail Jack Kapica The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa has issued a report titled, Digital Rights Management and Consumer Privacy: An Assessment of DRM Applications Under Canadian Privacy Law. 
9/19/2007 CIPPIC Applications Violate PIPEDA The Globe and Mail Jack Kapica The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa has issued a report titled, Digital Rights Management and Consumer Privacy: An Assessment of DRM Applications Under Canadian Privacy Law. 
9/13/2007 Police told to destroy data from second-hand stores Ottawa Citizen Andrew Thomson Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian has ordered the destruction of an electronic database containing information on 44,000 individuals and 266,000 transaction records.
9/1/2007 Everyone's a CPO itbusiness.ca Shane Schick Shane Schick of IT Business.ca delves into the lessons that can be learned from a security breach that stems from an absent-minded doctor who left his hard drive in the middle of Pearson International Airport. 
8/31/2007 Sick Kids doctor loses data on 3,300 patients thestar.com Megan Ogilvie A search of Pearson International has failed to locate a missing external hard drive left behind by a doctor practicing at the Hospital for Sick Children. The doctor left the hard drive at the airport on April 21. It contained personal health information on 3,300 patients, including names, birth dates and diagnoses.
8/28/2007 Security Breach Hits Online Brokerage The Globe and Mail Roma Luciw TradeFreedom Securities Inc. has notified an unknown number of customers about a security breach that has jeopardized some of their personal information.
8/23/2007 Privacy rules broken in error The Province Elaine O'Connor B.C. Hydro asked 10,000 customers to participate in a survey on energy issues. The survey was conduced by Energy Insights, a company with operations in Canada and the U.S. About 750 customers filled out the survey. However, the data gleaned from the survey was stored on U.S. servers, which is a violation of B.C.'s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
8/21/2007 Canada:  When does Information Become Personal? Mondaq Curtis McDonnell This Mondaq News explores the increased sensitivity to personal information and what data constitutes personal information, leading the privacy commissioner to handle a wide array of complaints alleging violations of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 
8/21/2007 Canada, IT & Telecoms, Don't Call Me:  Canada Moves Further Toward National Do-Not-Call List with CRTC's July, 2007 Decision on Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules Mondaq Brian Studniberg The Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued its Telecom Decision on July 3, which sets the stage for the creation of a national do-not-call (DNC) list.
8/3/2007 Privacy commissioner releases privacy breach guidelines CBC News   Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has released guidelines for organizations that experience a security breach. Stoddart is recommending that businesses notify affected individuals when a breach "raises a risk of harm." 
7/30/2007 Protecting Privacy Makes Business Sense thestar.com John Gustavson John Gustavson, president and CEO of the Canadian Marketing Association, writes that "Canadian businesses are facing a groundswell of pressure from consumers, governments and privacy advocates wanting to know how they collect, use and share a consumer's personal information in the marketplace." 
7/25/2007 Canadian businesses stumbling over privacy compliance ComputerWorld Shane Schick Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart reports that one-third of Canadian businesses are behind in their efforts to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 
7/25/2007 Survey:  Many parents lack ability to protect kids online Times Colonist Shannon Proudfoot A study conducted by Ipsos-Reid revealed that 92 percent of parents say they've talked to their children about online safety, but many don't know how to take advantage of resources to protect them.
7/17/2007 Ontario must disclose costs of legal fight with parents of autistic children Globe and Mail Karen Howlett Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian determined in February that the government must release public information on the cost of litigation involving the parents of autistic children.
7/11/2007 Probe finds phone companies failed to protect customers' personal data CBC News   Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has concluded a pretexting investigation that involved three companies. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) determined that Locatecell.com, a U.S.-based broker that sells telephone records, was able to obtain confidential phone records through pretexting. 
1/3/2007 RFID Industry Gathers In Toronto National Post Craig Offman During last week's RFID Journal Live Canada conference in Toronto, companies that sell and use RFID discussed the current and potential uses of the technology for tracking inventory.
1/3/2007 RFID Industry Gathers In Toronto National Post Craig Offman During last week's RFID Journal Live Canada conference in Toronto, companies that sell and use RFID discussed the current and potential uses of the technology for tracking inventory.
10/22/2006 Bars' plan to scan IDs might violate privacy laws Times Colonist Sandra McCulloch A citizen's complaint prompted an investigation by the British Columbia privacy commissioner into the data collection and retention practices of bars in the province.
 
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