Privacy
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Proposed AI regulations need more scrutiny, groups urge OttawaThe bill introduced by the Liberals would also establish an AI and Data Commissioner to monitor company compliance and order third-party audits.TechSep 25
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Drone hovering outside midtown Toronto condo raises privacy concerns"It's really unnerving and it really does sort of shatter any sense of of privacy," Lisa Graston said.CrimeSep 20
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Thousands of banking records exposed after Alberta dental benefits administrator hackedThe Alberta Dental Service Corporation was hacked between May 7 and July 9. The hackers communicated that they were holding data ransom and demanded cryptocurrency in payment.CanadaAug 10
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B.C. judge partially certifies class-action lawsuit against health authority over ‘fake nurse’A B.C. judge has ruled that a proposed class-action lawsuit against a B.C. health authority can go ahead on some of its claims about a bogus nurse working at a Vancouver hospital.CrimeJul 26
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Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy rulingVancouver housing activist Rohana Rezel has had a beef with Airbnb and the City of Vancouver for years, and a B.C. Supreme Court ruling this week means there's no end in sight.EconomyJul 6
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Canada’s cyber intelligence agency logged 137 ‘privacy incidents’ in 2022The Communications Security Establishment has resumed sharing ‘metadata’ with Five Eyes countries after the program was stopped due to privacy issues.CanadaJun 29
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PRHC reaches $988K proposed settlement for patient privacy breaches in 2011-2012Between 2011 and early 2012, former employees at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre inappropriately accessed the personal information of approximately 280 patients.HealthJun 15
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Kingston Police shut down media portalKingston Police have shut down what Acting Chief Scott Fraser called an 'antiquated' media portal after a privacy complaint from a citizen and concern for police officer safety.CanadaJun 6
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Liberals try to delay fight over privacy rules for political partiesThe Liberal Party’s lawyers argue that a new law, which does not include privacy safeguards for Canadian voters, supersedes B.C. watchdog’s orders.CanadaMay 8
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Trudeau government says privacy rules shouldn’t apply to federal partiesThe Liberals’ budget bill says privacy rules should not apply to federal political parties collecting sensitive information on Canadian voters.CanadaMay 3
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