Data Collection
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Most Canadians feel their personal data is more exposed than ever: pollMost Canadians feel their personal data they submit online is more exposed now than ever before, a new poll released on Tuesday indicates.CanadaJan 23
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Police hosting event in Kitchener on race and identity based data collectionThe mini-conference is expected to cover the work by Waterloo Regional Police and the legislation and methodologies that govern provincial race and identity-based data collection.CanadaJan 20
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City plans to fly drone over downtown Guelph for data collectionThe city says the information collected would be used to help in future reconstruction of the downtown streets.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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‘Surveillance capitalism’ by tech giants is a growing threat, warns privacy watchdogPersonal data is a highly valuable asset, and no one has leveraged it better than the tech giants behind web searches and social media accounts, the privacy commissioner said.CanadaDec 9, 2021
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Looking at the impact of COVID-19, racism on young Black adults in QuebecQuebec researchers say COVID-19 and the tragic death of George Floyd along with the Black Lives Matter movement that followed have had a profound effect on young Black anglophones.HealthJul 22, 2021
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B.C. privacy commissioner finds political parties aren’t doing enough to explain info they collectBritish Columbia's privacy commissioner has found political parties are collecting too much information from potential voters, without getting proper consent.PoliticsFeb 6, 2019
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Bell wants to track customers’ every move; security experts urge cautionBell Canada is asking customers for permission to track everything they do with their home and mobile phones, internet, television, and apps in return for "tailored" advertising and promotions.ConsumerJan 8, 2019
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Waterfront Toronto not resisting smart city data demand: CavoukianThe proposed Quayside project has raised many privacy and data concerns because it involves a slew of high-tech innovations that are expected to change how people live, work and play within the smart community and beyond.CanadaNov 8, 2018
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Canadian data has been harvested by political groups, companies for decadesThe phenomenon of data harvesting dates back decades. Companies would historically use information provided on warranty forms to contact buyers about other purchases they may want to make, or about a replacement when a product was nearing the end of its life span.CanadaMar 25, 2018
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ANALYSIS: If data is the new oil, who owns the well? Canadians’ expectations in the age of open dataWhile privacy is still a concern, government datasets opened to the public have not led to any disasters — yet.CommentaryOct 31, 2017
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