Most Canadian companies aren’t concerned about data breaches involving their customers’ personal information — even though these same companies report they are collecting and holding more personal information than ever before, according to the results of a poll released today. The poll conducted by EKOS for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found…
Category: Breaches
C-29: The Anti-Privacy Privacy Bill
Michael Geist calls C-29 the Anti-Privacy Privacy Bill. He writes, in part: Just over three years later, the government has introduced a bill that does little for Canadians’ privacy, while providing new exceptions for businesses and new powers for law enforcement (David Fraser has helpfully created a redline version of PIPEDA with the proposed changes). …
Google Balks at Turning Over Data to German Regulators
Kevin J. O’Brien reports: Google on Thursday balked at requests from regulators in Germany and Hong Kong to surrender fragments of Internet data and e-mails it had improperly collected from unsecured home wireless networks, saying it needed time to resolve legal issues. In Germany, Google said it was not able to comply with the Hamburg…
Saskatoon improperly disclosed employee info – Commissioner
The results of an investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan: Investigation Report: LA-2010-001 City of Saskatoon Summary: The Complainant, an employee of the City of Saskatoon (City) discovered that the City had disclosed her personal information to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), formerly Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. The…