privacy laws
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New privacy bill won’t fix Canada’s longstanding issues, critics sayA new bill before Parliament won't fix Canada's many longstanding problems when it comes to protecting privacy, critics say.PoliticsMay 20
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Feds say RCMP will be able to participate in Clare’s Law in Alberta and SaskatchewanRegulatory changes have been made and privacy impact assessments are being finalized to ensure the RCMP's full participation in Clare's Law in both provinces.CanadaMar 31
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Lexi Daken’s family meets another health-care roadblock: access to her medical file'It gives us a little bit of a feeling that something’s in there that they don’t want us to see,' says Shawna Betts, Lexi’s mom.HealthMar 10
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Tim Hortons’ mobile app under investigation for allegedly breaking privacy lawsThe investigation was triggered by numerous media reports about the app's privacy settings.TechJun 29, 2020
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Proposed federal privacy changes could set back spy operations, CSIS warnsCSIS expresses particular concern about defining personal information in the law in an overly broad way, potentially making the intelligence service's job more difficult.CanadaMay 17, 2020
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Trudeau open to ‘voluntary’ coronavirus tracking app but says privacy paramount'Canadians put a very high value on their privacy,' Trudeau said of coronavirus tracing apps.CanadaApr 29, 2020
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Alberta privacy commissioner investigating Babylon health appA notice saying Clayton "launched investigations" into the app was posted on the OIPC website Tuesday.ConsumerApr 21, 2020
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Coronavirus: Could Alberta use smartphone apps to track patients, enforce quarantine?After Alberta's premier brought up the possibility of using smartphone apps to enforce quarantine orders, a former privacy commissioner and developer weigh in on balancing privacy and public health.CanadaApr 8, 2020
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Ottawa Citizen says Senators refused to let reporter on charterThe development came two days after the newspaper said it would not take down a secretly recorded video of several Senators players from an Uber vehicle in Arizona, despite a legal notice insisting that leaving it online violates provincial privacy laws.SportsNov 9, 2018
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Secretly recorded Uber video of Ottawa Senators raises privacy concerns, experts saySurveillance and data security scholars said they are deeply concerned about the issues raised by the fact a conversation between seven Ottawa Senators players during an Uber ride was captured and shared without those players' knowledge.SportsNov 6, 2018
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