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Ontario health unit website leaves COVID-19 test results and names accessible

Medical officer of health says 'mistake should not have happened' and vows a similar breach will not happen again

B.C. health officer cool on COVID tracing apps as Google and Apple release their API

Doctor says a contact tracing app "right now doesn't serve a need we have." Also, other action around the world

Facebook fined $9 million by Canadian Competition Bureau

Penalty comes for giving the impression to users that they could limit the ability of third party developers to see their personal information

Surveys show conflicting support by Canadians for COVID-19 tracing app

Survey by KPMG shows 55 per cent of respondents believe app should be voluntary, while Canadian Senate survey shows 65 per cent support for a mandatory app

Employee mistakes lead to information exposure in Nova Scotia, U.K.

Errors allowed unedited and highly personal appeal decisions of Nova Scotia Workers Compensation Board to be published, highlighting the need for better process control

Canadian privacy commissioners urge caution on COVID-19 tracing apps

Commissioners ask governments to get promises from approved developers data won't be used for anything other than health purposes

Privacy experts support call for national plan for COVID-19 contact tracing app

Pressure for a national plan comes days after Alberta released its own app. Three levels of government have been looking at alternatives. We look at the issues

Privacy expert says flawed Alberta COVID-19 contact tracking app shouldn’t have been released

App shouldn't have been released before Alberta privacy commissioner issues her analysis, says critic

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