Data Security

• City of London, Ont. blocks TikTok app on municipal devices

  The policy took effect on March 2, and comes after the Treasury Board of Canada announced it would block the use of the app on federal government-issued mobile devices.

  Politics

  Mar 7
  
• Canadian accountants’ association suffers cyberattack; data of nearly 330K affected

  The organization said that attack has affected the personal information of more than 329,000 members and stakeholders.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2020
  
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• PAL Airlines investigating data breach involving customer, employee information

  PAL Airlines says it will work with the Federal Privacy Commissioner in its investigation.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2019
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• Food delivery app DoorDash reports data breach affecting 4.9M users

  The company declined to say how many Canadian users were affected, citing security concerns.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2019
• Google beefs up privacy measures — but some experts aren’t impressed

  Some critics say Google’s privacy updates sidestep more substantial changes that could threaten its ad-driven business model.

  Consumer

  May 8, 2019
• Facebook’s suicide prevention tool sparks concern

  A Harvard Medical School researcher is criticizing Facebook's new suicide prevention program, saying it amounts to using users for medical research without their consent. 

  Health

  Feb 11, 2019
• Airbus investigating cyber attack, says commercial operations not affected

  Airbus, the world's second-largest aerospace group, said that it had taken actions to beef up security.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2019
• Facebook asks U.S. banks to share financial information, banks cite privacy concerns: report

  Facebook is in talks with American banks to add customers' financial information to its Messenger platform, including transactions and chequing account balances, recent reports indicate.

  Consumer

  Aug 6, 2018
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• Crowdfunding campaign aims to pay legal defence of N.S. teen charged after data breach

  Along with the crowdfunding campaign, industry experts have also begun publishing letters of support online for the 19-year-old.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2018
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• ANALYSIS: If data is the new oil, who owns the well? Canadians’ expectations in the age of open data

  While privacy is still a concern, government datasets opened to the public have not led to any disasters — yet.

  Commentary

  Oct 31, 2017