January 25, 2024 Data Privacy Week is a period when organizations should reflect on whether they are at least doing the basics, says British Columbia’s privacy czar. “The basic fundamentals” are what privacy pros need to be pondering more...
January 25, 2024 Organizations aren’t making much progress in convincing the public their data is being used responsibly in artificial intelligence applications, a new survey suggests. The report, Cisco Systems’ seventh annual data privacy benchmark study, was released more...
January 22, 2024 Promoting Canadians’ fundamental right to privacy, addressing the privacy impacts of new technologies like artificial intelligence, and championing children’s privacy rights will be the priorities of the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) for more...
January 22, 2024 In 2023, regulators around the world stiffened or vowed to tighten their data privacy and cybersecurity laws. Expect more of that in 2024. With Data Privacy Week starting today, it’s a development that should worry more...
January 17, 2024 Chrome users may be shocked to find out that Google Chrome's Incognito mode doesn't guaranty that you will not be tracked. The tech giant is updating the mode's warning message, shedding light on a reality more...
January 9, 2024 In a warning that American data brokers need to be careful about selling precise geolocation information of mobile phone users, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has proposed banning a major company from taking advantage of more...
January 5, 2024 Securing archived sensitive data from a data breach is just as important as protecting transactional information, experts say. The latest example of this is an American medical services provider, Transformative Healthcare, that had to notify more...
January 5, 2024 Securing archived sensitive data from a data breach is just as important as protecting transactional information, experts say. The latest example of this is an American medical services provider, Transformative Healthcare, that had to notify more...
January 4, 2024 Healthcare providers covered by Ontario’s privacy law have an extra incentive to follow provincial data protection regulations: They now face administrative fines for serious violations of the provincial law. As of Jan. 1, the Information more...
January 3, 2024 The office of Canadian Senator Amina Gerba has confirmed the Quebec parliamentarian’s account on the X/Twitter social media platform was hacked this week. Senator Amina Gerba Walter Calderon, the Senator’s executive assistant, made the confirmation more...
