Safe journey, Bon voyage!
Learn more about privacy at airports and border crossings by referring to the new featured topic, and have a safe journey!
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Fixing leaky faucets: Raising the bar of privacy protection
“Web leakage” research and follow-up work by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has resulted in improvements to the privacy practices of some popular Canadian websites.
Read moreHat trick at IAPP Canada
Who says hockey season is over in Canada? Check out these three stars from last week's IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium - from left to right, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart; Elizabeth Denham, B.C.'s Information and Privacy Commissioner; and Jill Clayton, Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner. This year's Commissioners' Panel, in honour of the playoffs, was modelled after TSN’s The Quiz. The panel also included Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Commissioners were great sports – they poked fun at each other and themselves, and answered questions about a wide range of privacy issues, including big data, accountability and breach notification. Moderator Kris Klein, IAPP Canada’s managing director, wore a striped referee’s sweater, but didn’t have to blow his whistle or put anyone in the penalty box even once.
Read moreBe prepared for a crisis with our Privacy Emergency Kit
It’s Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada – time to encourage Canadians to become better prepared to face an emergency with basic steps such as keeping bottled water and canned goods in the basement.
Read moreA First-Person-Sweeper Perspective
Yesterday, our Office participated in the first ever international internet privacy sweep. An initiative of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN), the sweep is a coordinated effort among a number of data protection agencies to address a particular privacy issue. This year’s sweep assessed transparency online.
Read moreGrappling with the impact technology is having on privacy
This week is Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) – a global effort, coordinated by members of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), to raise awareness about the value of privacy and the importance of protecting it.
Read morePrivacy Pop – Top 12 works of fiction
Themes of privacy, surveillance and identity feature prominently in many science fiction novels. In fact, others have compiled entire lists of privacy-themed sci-fi fiction.
Read moreSurveillance technologies and children
A complaint investigation about a daycare that offered webcam monitoring to parents caused us to consider the prevalence of high tech surveillance tools in the day-to-day lives of children. Specifically, we wondered how technical surveillance might affect kids’ feelings about privacy.
Read moreOn the subject of identity theft
As we close out Fraud Prevention Month, our Office is encouraging Canadians to learn more about how to prevent identity theft and fraud.
Read moreStatement on the passing of Alan Westin
It is with sadness that we learned of the recent passing of Alan F. Westin.
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