Data Privacy

• Are your smartphone apps stealing your data?

  Reasearcher Joel Reardon is finding more and more data, including location information, is being sent to data brokers and third parties, often far beyond Canadian borders.

  Consumer

  Jun 15, 2023
  
• Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: What that means for your personal data

  Experts say Elon Musk's Twitter takeover gives rise to concerns regarding how the platform's algorithm might change--controlling the kind of content you see.

  Tech

  Oct 29, 2022
  
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• Biden signs order promising EU citizens better safeguards against data collection

  President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday designed to allay European concerns that U.S. intelligence agencies are illegally spying on them.

  World

  Oct 7, 2022
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• Roe v. Wade overturn: Can data be used to crack down on abortions?

  Although the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act protects the privacy of medical files, it doesn't protect user's data in third-party apps or tech companies.

  Health

  Jun 28, 2022
• OPP confirms past use of controversial Clearview AI technology

  The police force said that since December, some officers accessed "a free online trial version" of the application.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2020
• University of Calgary researcher raises awareness about smartphone data privacy

  A University of Calgary professor is highlighting privacy concerns after years of research revealed smartphone apps are sharing sensitive information, unbeknownst to their users.

  Consumer

  Jan 22, 2020
• TransUnion says 37,000 Canadians may have had personal info compromised

  The credit monitoring agency said it has notified those whose information may have been accessed as well as the privacy commissioners.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2019
• Apple issues apology for letting contractors listen to conversations with Siri 

  In recent months, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple have all acknowledged that people have been reviewing users' interactions with artificial intelligence assistants in order to improve the services.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2019
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• Canadian Civil Liberties Association threatens lawsuit over Sidewalk Labs project

  In a letter to the prime minister, the premier of Ontario and the mayor of Toronto, the association says the Quayside project should be "reset."

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2019
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• Sidewalk Labs to consider suggestions from panel on Toronto smart city project 

  The Sidewalk Labs project is meant to develop a swath of prime Toronto waterfront property and outfit it with high-tech innovations that are expected to change how people live, work and play within the smart community and beyond.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2018