Raymond Ayas reports: Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, Bill Blair, has admitted to a privacy breach in an online survey that was advertised to Canadians as “anonymous”. The government recorded the IP addresses of everyone surveyed during the 2018 handgun ban consultations. While the consultation process from Public Safety Canada is still…
Category: Govt
Trump signs bill that creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Catalin Cimpanu reports: US President Donald Trump signed today a bill into law, approving the creation of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The bill, known as the CISA Act, reorganizes and rebrands the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), a program inside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as CISA, a standalone federal…
These legislators preach internet privacy, but they still use website tools that snoop
Tim Johnson reports: Dozens of lawmakers in Congress are using tracking tools on their campaign websites to collect personal information about online visitors, including some legislators who have lambasted Facebook and other social media companies for employing similar methods. The revelations underscore how critical internet tracking has become to politicians who seek information on voters…
UK: ICO finds Metropolitan Police Service’s Gangs Matrix breached data protection laws
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) use of the Gangs Matrix led to multiple and serious breaches of data protection laws. The investigation into the Gangs Matrix, a database that records intelligence related to alleged gang members, began in October 2017…