Daniel Therrien
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A judge just backed Facebook over Canada’s own privacy commissioner. Here’s whyA judge dismissed the federal privacy watchdog's bid for a declaration that Facebook broke laws governing data protections in a case flowing from the Cambridge Analytica affair.TechApr 17, 2023
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Canada’s former privacy watchdog ‘surprised’ by RCMP spyware programDaniel Therrien, a former national security official and privacy commissioner, said he was not told the RCMP had found ways to circumvent encrypted communications.CanadaAug 9, 2022
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RCMP broke the law with Clearview AI facial recognition software: watchdogPrivacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien says there were serious failings by the RCMP to ensure compliance with the Privacy Act before it gathered information from Clearview AI.CanadaJun 10, 2021
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Data breach at Desjardins caused by series of gaps, privacy watchdog saysThe incident at Desjardins compromised the data of nearly 9.7 million Canadians.EconomyDec 14, 2020
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Clearview AI to stop facial recognition services in Canada, privacy watchdog saysClearview AI's technology allows for the collection of huge numbers of images from various sources that can help police forces, financial institutions and other clients identify people.CanadaJul 6, 2020
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Consent for coronavirus tracing apps must be ‘meaningful’, Canada’s privacy watchdog saysIn an interview on The West Block, Daniel Therrien said he agrees with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that such an app must be voluntary, but other criteria must also be met.CanadaMay 3, 2020
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Facebook asks judge to toss Canadian privacy chief’s findings on personal data probeThe company's application comes two months after Therrien asked the same court to declare Facebook broke the law governing how the private sector can use personal information.CanadaApr 20, 2020
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Watchdog asking court to declare that Facebook violated Canadians’ privacyIn April, Canada's privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, along with the B.C. commissioner, released a report that identified major gaps in Facebook's privacy protection practices.CanadaFeb 6, 2020
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Privacy commissioner finds gaps in federal party policies on personal data collectionAll the major federal political parties failed to ensure people gave valid consent to the collection and use of their personal information, concluded an analysis by the federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien.PoliticsDec 15, 2019
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MP probe massive Desjardins data breach in emergency committee meetingEmergency meeting comes as Desjardins offers customers permanent digital protection in the wake of massive data breach.CanadaJul 15, 2019
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