Personal Data

• Ottawa proposes making it easier to share personal data among government

  In a new policy paper, the government proposes allowing federal agencies to reuse and share personal data, without consent, if it improves services or programs.

  Canada

  Apr 2
  
• Most Canadians feel their personal data is more exposed than ever: poll

  Most Canadians feel their personal data they submit online is more exposed now than ever before, a new poll released on Tuesday indicates.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2024
  
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• Alberta art exhibit uses virtual reality to explore who we are as digital beings

  An art exhibit at the University of Alberta's FAB gallery called Know Thyself As a Virtual Reality uses VR to visually communicate what we're becoming as digital beings.

  Entertainment

  Mar 8, 2023
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• New privacy bill to introduce rules for personal data, AI use

  The legislation is expected to revive some threads of a previous bill, introduced by the Liberals in late 2020, that did not become law.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2022
• Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority investigating Christmas Day cybersecurity incident

  The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) disabled certain computer systems and applications as it investigates a cybersecurity incident from Dec. 25.

  Investigations

  Dec 28, 2021
• What is ‘surveillance capitalism’? What we know, and why it’s raising privacy fears

  So what is surveillance capitalism, why does it impact your personal data, and what can you do about it? Global News spoke to some internet regulation experts to break it down.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021
• ‘Surveillance capitalism’ by tech giants is a growing threat, warns privacy watchdog

  Personal 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.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
• Quebec public daycare registry hit by cyberattack, 5,000 personal files compromised

  Someone created an administrator profile to access the data and downloaded the files of 5,000 parents, including that of Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe.

  Crime

  May 11, 2021
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• Ontario nurses’ college hit by ransomware attack, personal data at risk

  The College of Nurses of Ontario, which oversees about 188,000 members, offered few details about what it had previously referred to only as a "cybersecurity incident" it discovered Sept. 8.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2020
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• Privacy experts raise red flags as Ontario first responders get access to COVID-19 info

  "I want some clear limitations on what people are permitted to do with it," Ontario's former privacy commissioner said Tuesday.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2020