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Privacy commissioner flags issues with ID-scanning at Alberta liquor storesAlberta's privacy commissioner found that Alcanna has been retaining too much personal information by scanning customers' ID before they enter liquor stores.CrimeOct 7, 2021
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Nova Scotia ordered to disclose management fees it pays for company to operate Yarmouth FerryThe management fees represent the guaranteed profit that Bay Ferries Ltd., makes for operating the CAT ferry which travels between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor.CanadaFeb 16, 2021
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Edmonton pharmacist fined for accessing health info after collision, using it against other personThe Edmonton-based pharmacist accessed the health information of a person he was in an automobile collision with, to try and persuade them from submitting an insurance claim.CanadaJan 19, 2021
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N.S. information commissioner says office legally hamstrung, short on resourcesTricia Ralph's first annual report as commissioner highlighted a litany of continuing issues in Nova Scotia's privacy and information legislation.PoliticsJul 15, 2020
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Nova Scotia ministers, officials still using personal email accounts despite warningDocuments released through access to information show at least two ministers and the premier's chief of staff are still using personal email accounts at work.PoliticsJan 30, 2020
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Alberta privacy commissioner investigating Alcanna’s use of ID scanning at liquor storesAlberta's privacy commissioner is investigating Alcanna's ID-scanning pilot project aimed at curbing violent liquor store robberies.CanadaJan 23, 2020
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South Edmonton medical clinic employee fined after admitting to health data breachesAn office assistant was fined $4,000 for snooping into two people's health records while she worked at a medical clinic in Edmonton's Terwillegar area.CrimeOct 3, 2019
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Information of 7,000 patients exposed after Calgary doctor uses personal emailA Calgary physician's use of a personal email account and its subsequent hacking has compromised the security of health information from 7,000 patients.CrimeAug 22, 2019
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N.S. justice department ‘fundamentally undermining access to information legislation’: reportThe report was published on the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner's (OIPC) website on Wednesday,CanadaJun 26, 2019
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NSHA suffers privacy breach, nearly 3,000 patients possibly affectedThe Nova Scotia Health Authority says 2,841 people and their next of kin are being notified about the breach.HealthJun 10, 2019
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