Privacy Act
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Ottawa proposes making it easier to share personal data among governmentIn a new policy paper, the government proposes allowing federal agencies to reuse and share personal data, without consent, if it improves services or programs.CanadaApr 2
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Canada Post to review use of personal data after breaking privacy lawsCanada Post said in a statement that it is committed to the Privacy Act and the protections it places on personal data, after originally disputing the privacy watchdog's findings.CanadaSep 22, 2023
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Is your data safe with Canada Post? What we know about privacy law violationsCanada Post's gathering of personal information for a marketing program sold to businesses is “absolutely outrageous," a former privacy commissioner says.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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Feds ‘completely unwilling’ to hold political parties to account on privacy, expert saysThe Justice Department recently issued a discussion paper on revising the Privacy Act, which regulates the federal public sector's collection, use and disclosure of personal data.CanadaDec 12, 2020
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Trudeau government set to introduce privacy bill aimed at protecting CanadiansThe bill, to be tabled as early as this week, would be a step toward realizing commitments set out in the mandate letter of Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains.CanadaNov 16, 2020
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Canada’s Digital Charter not strong enough to soothe privacy concerns on Sidewalk Labs: criticsCanada's Digital Charter lacks sufficient legal enforcement power to effectively protect privacy and regulate use of personal data, according to critics worried that a smart city project in Toronto by Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs unit could be misused for mass surveillance.CanadaMay 31, 2019
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Updates to the Privacy Act coming as feds announce promised digital charterInnovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government will look to update the Privacy Act as part of an effort to build greater trust in the digital world.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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Canadian government to investigate whether Facebook violated privacy actThe Canadian government is launching an investigation to see if Facebook violated the Privacy Act with regards to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.CanadaMar 20, 2018
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Sask. government unveil legislation to help revenge porn victimsAttorney General and Justice Minister Don Morgan presented new legislation to the assembly on Tuesday that will allow people whose intimate images have been shared without consent to sue their alleged offender in civil action.CanadaOct 31, 2017
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NAFTA, Trump and the cloud: What the negotiations mean for your personal dataThe U.S. wants few restrictions on data storage and transfer.CanadaAug 10, 2017
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