Elizabeth Denham

• Despite fine from U.K. watchdog over Cambridge Analytica, Facebook won’t face the same in Canada

  A decision by the U.K. privacy watchdog earlier this week to slap Facebook with a £500,000 fine is throwing the lack of power available to the Canadian privacy commissioner to do the same into stark contrast.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2018
  
• Canada has ‘fallen behind’ in powers to do battle over privacy with tech giants: UK official

  The power made available to the Canadian privacy watchdog have not kept pace with those granted to his counterparts around the world.

  Canada

  May 10, 2018
  
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• Canada flagged Facebook’s third-party app privacy problem way back in 2009

  Canadian federal privacy officials warned that third-party developers' access to Facebook users' personal information "raises serious privacy risks" back in 2009.

  Tech

  Apr 5, 2018
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• B.C. privacy commissioner takes job in U.K.

  British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner has accepted a new position in the United Kingdom.

  Mar 23, 2016
• Special prosecutor for triple delete scandal steps down hours after appointment made public

  A special prosecutor appointed to advise RCMP investigating allegations that a former B.C. government employee lied while testifying under oath has stepped down hours after being selected.

  Politics

  Nov 19, 2015
• UPDATE: Special prosecutor assigned following B.C. Privacy Commissioner’s scathing report

  Following BC Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham's report, the Criminal Justice Branch (CJB), Ministry of Justice, announced on Nov. 19 that Greg DelBigio has been appointed as a special prosecutor.

  Oct 22, 2015
• B.C. lacks reporting laws for health-data breaches

  British Columbia's privacy commissioner is calling for immediate action by provincial health authorities to boost protection of citizen's health information in the absence of disclosure laws.

  Sep 30, 2015
• Share reports of data breaches, says watchdog

  British Columbia's privacy commissioner says the government system of managing privacy breaches is solid, but its reporting of violations or suspected breaches needs to get much better.

  Jan 29, 2015
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• B.C. privacy responses slowing down: report

  B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham says provincial government response to access to information requests is getting slower.

  Sep 23, 2014
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• B.C. government records languishing

  There are 33,000 boxes of important provincial documents abandoned in a warehouse, orphaned by a lack of government interest and funding, says British Columbia's information and privacy czar.

  Jul 23, 2014