Personal Data
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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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Alberta art exhibit uses virtual reality to explore who we are as digital beingsAn 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.EntertainmentMar 8, 2023
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New privacy bill to introduce rules for personal data, AI useThe legislation is expected to revive some threads of a previous bill, introduced by the Liberals in late 2020, that did not become law.CanadaJun 16, 2022
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Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority investigating Christmas Day cybersecurity incidentThe Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) disabled certain computer systems and applications as it investigates a cybersecurity incident from Dec. 25.InvestigationsDec 28, 2021
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What is ‘surveillance capitalism’? What we know, and why it’s raising privacy fearsSo 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.CanadaDec 10, 2021
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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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Quebec public daycare registry hit by cyberattack, 5,000 personal files compromisedSomeone created an administrator profile to access the data and downloaded the files of 5,000 parents, including that of Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe.CrimeMay 11, 2021
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Ontario nurses’ college hit by ransomware attack, personal data at riskThe 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.CrimeSep 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.CanadaApr 7, 2020
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The Weather Channel app accused of selling personal data without users’ knowledgeCity Attorney Michael Feuer said The Weather Channel app sold data to third parties from users who agreed to share their location.TechJan 4, 2019
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