Ten years after Canada’s private sector privacy law came into full effect, our latest survey has found that many Canadian businesses are still not taking the basic steps necessary to protect the personal information of their customers and clients – despite believing that protecting privacy is “extremely important”.
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Last month, we released the initial results of our Internet privacy sweep. You can read the original blog post to see what we observed. (We should note here that the screenshots and references in that blog post reflect what we saw online during the sweep and were still in place when we originally blogged about the sweep results on August 13.)
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Surveillance, identity, social networks and big data are all compelling subjects for an artist to explore – in fact, IAPP has already combined art and privacy through its Navigate event mashing up art interventions with provocative talks on the future of privacy, and a presentation by their president Trevor Hughes on top privacy issues in which he marries each trend with a compelling piece of modern art.
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You might recall, a few weeks back our Office led and participated in the first annual Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) Internet Privacy Sweep.
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Learn more about privacy at airports and border crossings by referring to the new featured topic, and have a safe journey!
Read more“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.
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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 moreIt’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.
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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 moreThis 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.
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