Identity theft risk increases when banks release customer information to government agencies doing research, an Ontario politician suggests. “The more information flows around, the more likely there is to be a hacking. It’s just like the more you are driving…
Recent backlashes against Statistics Canada and Facebook have prompted Ontario lawmakers to make it harder to share consumer banking information. “Financial data is especially vulnerable to hacking,” Stephen Crawford, Ontario MPP for Oakville, said Thursday at Queen’s Park in Toronto.…
Commercial clients who do business over the Internet can reduce fraud risk if they have more than one way of verifying people’s identity, a major credit bureau suggests. “Any industry that is in the online channel has an opportunity to…