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Canada announces Digital Charter, promises serious fines to business for not protecting privacy

The federal government has unveiled a 10-principle Digital Charter that promises to apply to future legislation and regulation, including the suggestion of unspecified serious...

Canadian privacy experts praise San Francisco ban on facial recognition software

Experts laud move to protect privacy in public spaces after U.S. city passes anti-surveillance ordinance

Screen captures can be used by police in a sting, Supreme Court of Canada rules

A person has no expectation of privacy if communication with police involving an offence, court says. Read why

Civil Liberties Association follows through on threat to sue Toronto smart community

Head of group calls Canadians "lab rats" if so-called smart community on the waterfront goes ahead

How to control your privacy for Google services

How to see what Google knows about you It should be no surprise that Google scrapes all sorts of information about you. The collected information...

Facebook bans Canadian groups for violating hate policy

Company lists individuals and groups violating its community standards policy. Meanwhile UK announces proposed regulation of social media companies

Get meaningful consent when collecting voter data, federal parties told

Federal privacy commissioner and chief electoral officer issue guidance ahead of the next election

Nova Scotia mocked by privacy group for charging teen for accessing documents

The Electronic Frontier Foundation included incident in its annual list of the worst in government transparency

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Experts sound the alarm on readiness for Canada’s new privacy regulations

Businesses that haven’t started preparing for the new privacy rules coming to Canada this fall could be in for an unpleasant surprise, say experts. The...

Insider threats: Establishing intent and people-centricity

The “Bring Your Own Device” movement (BYOD) is now a given in the workplace. People have come to expect free access to company computing...