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Goodbye PIPEDA? Canada’s privacy commissioner to gain power to recommend stiff fines under proposed legislation

The federal privacy commissioner will gain the ability to recommend companies be fined for not complying with updated and stiffer privacy legislation, the government announced this morning.

New privacy law may enhance powers of Canada’s privacy commissioner

Businesses will be watching how much power privacy regulator and consumers will get when updates to Canadian privacy legislation are announced today.

Five Eyes countries press for back doors into applications, again

Canada, US, UK, Australia and New Zealand issue another statement demanding tech industry help them get lawful access to encrypted messaging

Canada should stop using facial recognition at border crossings, says legal clinic

Researchers call current facial recognition inaccurate and biased, Ottawa says it uses 'facial comparison' technology

MapleSec: How COVID pandemic created nightmares for privacy experts

Sending real patient data to a software developer has been among the privacy horror stories so far in the pandemci

Quebec to adopt COVID Alert amid rising cases

The country's second biggest province is about to join four others in encouraging residents to use the federally-endorsed app

Leaders must do more to reassure Canadians on COVID Alert app, says tech lawyer

The public and private sectors aren't doing enough to overcome some Canadians' privacy worries, experts say.

Canadian law firms team up to file class-action suit against Google

Proposed action alleges Google's "excessive surveillance" of Canadians by collecting personal data is unlawful

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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...