Ann Cavoukian

• Is your data safe with Canada Post? What we know about privacy law violations

  Canada Post's gathering of personal information for a marketing program sold to businesses is “absolutely outrageous," a former privacy commissioner says.

  Canada

  Sep 21
  
• Concerns raised about Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination patient data after information breaches

  “It's sensitive information that shouldn’t be sent to anyone else other than that person," Burlington resident Brian Morrow said after receiving someone else's vaccination receipt.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2021
  
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• Privacy experts raise red flags as Ontario first responders get access to COVID-19 info

  "I want some clear limitations on what people are permitted to do with it," Ontario's former privacy commissioner said Tuesday.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2020
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• London police clear up use of controversial Clearview AI facial recognition technology

  Last month, London police told Global News the force had not used or tested Clearview AI before backtracking on that statement in early March.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2020
• Barrie Police Service confirms use of controversial Clearview AI facial recognition software

  Barrie police officers stopped using Clearview AI after receiving a request from Ontario's information and privacy commissioner, a police spokesperson said.

  Tech

  Mar 6, 2020
• Clearview AI: When can companies use facial recognition data?

  Police agencies across Canada, including the RCMP, have since admitted to its members using a controversial facial recognition software from Clearview AI.

  Tech

  Mar 6, 2020
• Ontario watchdog would be ‘very concerned’ about police using tools like Clearview AI

  A report about police use of Clearview AI’s groundbreaking facial recognition tool has prompted concerns over whether Canadian law enforcement have tried it.

  Tech

  Jan 24, 2020
• Privacy expert calls Ontario Cannabis Store’s sale of postal code data ‘appalling’

  The Ontario Cannabis Store sells licensed producers data based on customers’ addresses. That breaches its privacy policy, a leading privacy expert says. 

  Cannabis

  Aug 30, 2019
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• Russia wants Tinder data — but info could be used to target LGBTQ2 users

  This month, the Russian Communications Oversight Agency added Tinder to the list of companies required to hand over information to the country's intelligence agencies.

  Tech

  Jun 3, 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