Canada privacy laws
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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
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New Liberal privacy bill wants to fine firms 5% of revenue if they abuse consumer dataThe legislation is billed as giving consumers more control over their privacy and personal data.CanadaNov 17, 2020
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Watchdog calls for modernized privacy laws following Statistics Canada data collection investigation“Canadians were deeply troubled by these initiatives,” said commissioner Daniel Therrien following an investigation into two projects from Statistics Canada to collect financial and credit information.CanadaDec 10, 2019
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Uber hackers were located in Canada and Florida, company saysThe two people behind a 2016 data breach at Uber Technologies Inc were found to be in Canada and Florida, an Uber cyber security executive told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday.CanadaFeb 6, 2018
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Uber hack renews call for law forcing companies to alert consumers to breachesPrivacy advocates have called on the government for years to implement what is known as "mandatory breach reporting," which would require companies to alert consumers when their information is breached.PoliticsNov 22, 2017
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