Private information

• ‘Surveillance capitalism’ by tech giants is a growing threat, warns privacy watchdog

  Personal data is a highly valuable asset, and no one has leveraged it better than the tech giants behind web searches and social media accounts, the privacy commissioner said.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
  
• 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
  
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• Data breach at Desjardins caused by series of gaps, privacy watchdog says

  The incident at Desjardins compromised the data of nearly 9.7 million Canadians.

  Economy

  Dec 14, 2020
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• NSHA to contact 211 people whose private information was breached

  The NSHA says the privacy breach involves two employees, but won’t comment on their employment status.

  Health

  Aug 4, 2020
• Dr. Arruda defends his decision to file a complaint with police following private information leak

  Quebec's public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda commented on his decision to file a complaint with police after his personal information was leaked.

  Health

  Aug 3, 2020
• University of Lethbridge reveals details regarding privacy breach at health centre

  The University of Lethbridge says an Excel document with personal information of 1,225 patients at its health centre was inadvertently shared with a student.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2020
• LifeLabs failed to protect personal information of millions: B.C. and Ontario report

  A joint investigation by the information and privacy commissioners of Ontario and B.C. has found LifeLabs failed to protect the personal health information of millions of Canadians.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2020
• Private info of 2.3M disaster victims wrongly released by U.S. emergency management

  FEMA released to a contractor the personal information of survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported Friday.

  World

  Mar 22, 2019
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• Two Moose Jaw police civilian staff fired for inappropriately accessing private information

  The investigation by Moose Jaw police stemmed from complaints made this fall.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2018
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• Nova Scotia set to replace system behind compromised FOIPOP website

  While a portion of Nova Scotia's FOIPOP system was brought back online on Sept. 5, it only included the ability to download previously completed FOI requests.  That is now going to change.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2018