privacy concerns

• Feds rebuffed advice on COVID-19 phone data collection, privacy commissioner says

  Daniel Therrien told a House of Commons committee that he offered to review how the data was being anonymized, but the government consulted its own privacy advisers instead.

  Canada

  Feb 9
  
• MPs back motion to halt COVID-19 phone data collection over privacy concerns

  The vote by MPs follows the passing of a motion by the House of Commons ethics committee to halt the collection of data until privacy concerns are addressed.

  Canada

  Feb 8
  
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• Ethics committee calls on PHAC to halt cellphone data collection to study COVID-19 patterns

  The committee passed a motion calling on the government to suspend plans to extend the collection of cellphone location data due to privacy concerns.

  Tech

  Jan 31
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• Nova Scotia mobile home park residents concerned privacy was breached in document sent to residents

  Krista Alford, who lives at the park, is worried that not only is the information disclosed to the 510 other homes, she now has to trust them not to breach her privacy.

  Canada

  May 17, 2021
• Requirement for N.B. restaurants to collect contact information raises privacy questions

  New Brunswick restaurants require all patrons who dine-in to leave a name and phone number, to be used in the event of contact tracing.

  Consumer

  Jul 12, 2020
• Coronavirus: Canadian employers using thermal cameras, location-tracking smartphone apps against COVID-19

  Some companies are even requiring their employees to download a smartphone app.

  May 10, 2020
• Countries opt for phone tracking amid coronavirus — should Canada?

  The worsening pandemic has drawn a new focus on more invasive, but powerful, tools to flatten the curve: people's phones.

  Tech

  Apr 1, 2020
• CSIS quietly moves ahead with plan to collect, crunch data on Canadians: documents

  The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says the initiative -- made possible by sweeping security legislation passed last year -- will enable the agency to crunch large volumes of information and detect previously unseen patterns.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2020
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• Clearview AI: When can companies use facial recognition data?

  Police agencies across Canada, including the RCMP, have since admitted to its members using a controversial facial recognition software from Clearview AI.

  Tech

  Mar 6, 2020
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• London police officers may have accessed controversial facial recognition technology, force says

  London police now admit that some 'well-intentioned' officers may have accessed Clearview AI's controversial facial recognition technology.

  Mar 4, 2020