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Quebec court approves $200.9M settlement against Desjardins over data breachFor 26 months, a rogue employee was siphoning sensitive personal information collected by Desjardins from customers who had purchased or received products through the organization.CanadaJun 17, 2022
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Watchdog asking court to declare that Facebook violated Canadians’ privacyIn April, Canada's privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, along with the B.C. commissioner, released a report that identified major gaps in Facebook's privacy protection practices.CanadaFeb 6, 2020
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PAL Airlines investigating data breach involving customer, employee informationPAL Airlines says it will work with the Federal Privacy Commissioner in its investigation.CrimeOct 7, 2019
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Privacy concerns with online pot sales after legalization should be monitored: Experts sayA spokeswoman for federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien said the office had not looked specifically at online marijuana sales.CanadaAug 19, 2018
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Canada’s privacy czar calls on tech giants to make app privacy policies mandatoryThe federal privacy commissioner is calling on tech giants to make it mandatory for app developers to post details of their privacy polices prior to download if the app collects any information from the user.CanadaDec 11, 2014
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Privacy Commissioner’s office needs complaints to investigate iOS 7 ‘frequent locations’ featureDespite user concerns over Apple’s iOS 7 “frequent locations” setting, the office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner says it would need to receive complaints in order for to investigate the software for privacy concerns.TechDec 4, 2013
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