PIPEDA
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New Liberal privacy bill wants to fine firms 5% of revenue if they abuse consumer dataThe legislation is billed as giving consumers more control over their privacy and personal data.CanadaNov 17, 2020
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MPs will hold emergency meeting on Desjardins data breachMembers of the House of Commons public safety committee have agreed to an emergency meeting about the breach.PoliticsJul 9, 2019
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Senate recommends changes to Canada’s privacy legislation following StatsCan controversySenators strongly recommend that Ottawa restructure the pilot project so personal identifiers are removed before the personal banking data is transferred to Statistics Canada.PoliticsDec 11, 2018
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Failure to report Canadian privacy breaches could mean big fines after Nov. 1Failure to report the potential for significant harm could expose private-sector organizations to fines of up to $100,000, if the federal government decides to prosecute a case.CanadaNov 1, 2018
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Privacy commissioner slams ‘slow to non-existent’ federal action in light of major data breachesRepeated cases where Canadians' privacy was breached over the past year should have been a "wake-up call" for the Liberals to strengthen privacy rules.CanadaSep 27, 2018
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GDPR: Here’s why you’re getting all those privacy-update emailsAn obscure EU privacy law could change the Internet, from social media to targeted ads.ConsumerMay 23, 2018
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Canada has ‘fallen behind’ in powers to do battle over privacy with tech giants: UK officialThe power made available to the Canadian privacy watchdog have not kept pace with those granted to his counterparts around the world.CanadaMay 10, 2018
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Liberals open to adding sharper teeth to privacy policy rules experts call ‘a joke’A new proposal by the Liberals to have political parties enforce their own privacy policies is 'a joke,' experts tell Global News.CanadaMay 7, 2018
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Political parties should not police themselves on voter data: privacy commissionerBoth the federal privacy commissioner and the chief electoral officer should have the authority to investigate whether political parties are adhering to their own policies on voter data, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien says.CanadaApr 17, 2018
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