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Alberta privacy czar surprised by healthcare sector data breaches

In the first year of mandatory reporting the sector gave notification of more breaches than expected. Read more from the commissioner's annual report

Ontario energy regulator dims plan to sell smart meter data

Ontario Energy Board doesn't like risk anonymized data could be re-identified, wants more public consultation

Privacy czars call on governments to recognize privacy as a fundamental right

At an international conference privacy and data protection regulators also called on social media to do more to combat terrorist and violent content on their platforms

Liberals will create a data commissioner position if elected, according to party platform

A new Liberal government will increase the power of the federal privacy commissioner and create a new position of data commissioner, according to the party's platform.

Canadians remain worried about data security: Digital ID survey

Nearly 80 per cent of respondents are concerned their personal information may be compromised. Read about other results of survey done for the Digital ID Authentication Council of Canada

Hashtag Trending – New privacy tools from Google, Alexa goes job hunting, UPS delivery drones approved

Google rolls out new privacy features, Alexa steps up to help people find jobs, and UPS gets federal approval for a fleet of delivery drones.

Ontario privacy commissioner worries about lack of data oversight in proposed Sidewalk Labs plan

Proposed data trust is supposed to ease public concerns about privacy, but watchdog finds many holes

Privacy officers relieved Canadian watchdog isn’t changing the rules

No change in privacy commissioner's consent rule on cross-border data transfers for processing is applauded. Read why

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Insider threats: Establishing intent and people-centricity

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