Personal information about more than 100 military sex misconduct claimants leaked
June 15, 2022 Lee Berthiaume - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The company overseeing the federal government’s $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform is admitting to more privacy breaches, despite repeated promises to have fixed the problem. Epiq Class Action Services Canada confirmed…
Tory critic asks privacy commissioner to investigate hack of Freedom Convoy fundraising site
March 9, 2022 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – The Conservative critic for ethics and accountable government says he has asked the privacy commissioner to investigate the hacking of a crowdfunding platform that raised money for convoy protests and blockades. Tory MP James Bezan says the…
Smart devices can now read your mood and mind, leading to a new set of concerns about technology and consent
January 20, 2022 The Canadian PressFrancesco Biondi, Associate Professor, Human Systems Labs, University of Windsor – THE CONVERSATION This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the…
Quebec’s AMF explores implications of autonomous vehicles
November 11, 2021 Philip PoradoSelf-driving vehicles will change the auto liability landscape across Canada and raise data privacy concerns, said an issues paper from Quebec’s financial services regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). The paper identifies five levels within the connected and autonomous…
Insurers hope privacy legislation reboot will bring harmony
November 3, 2021 Philip PoradoCanada’s existing privacy regulations – including federal law and province-specific legislation in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta – can’t keep up with changing technology and are due for an update, said panellists at an Insurance Bureau of Canada regulatory affairs…
Eyes in the sky: coverage for drone usage
September 21, 2021 Brooke SmithUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — known commonly as drones — were originally a tool solely for the military. Now they’re used regularly for civilian purposes such as photography, monitoring traffic and fighting fires, said Janarthan Sivarajah, senior new business manager,…
Etiquette for asking if your employees are vaccinated
April 9, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAsking your workers whether or not they got their COVID-19 vaccine shot is not necessarily a good idea. “If you are going to require employees to disclose their vaccination status, you need to consider the nature of the workplace,” said…
Former Quebec premier suing government for $1M for privacy violation
October 15, 2020 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Former premier Jean Charest is suing the Quebec government for violation of his privacy in connection with an investigation by the province’s anti-corruption unit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Montreal seeks $1 million in punitive damages and $50,000…
COVID-19 pandemic accelerating digital privacy risks, federal watchdog warns
October 8, 2020 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – The federal privacy czar says the COVID-19 pandemic is underscoring weaknesses in the law that place the personal information of Canadians at risk. In his annual report presented to Parliament today, privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien warns the pandemic…
Appeal judge: Is the lack of a privacy-breach tort in this province ‘anachronistic’?
September 14, 2020 by Greg MeckbachBritish Columbia’s courts need to take a close look at the question of whether the province has a tort for breach of privacy, an appeal court judge suggested in a recent decision arising from a data breach at a Vancouver-based…
Canadian government named in class-action privacy breach lawsuit
September 3, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe federal government is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over data breaches earlier this year affecting thousands of users of online service users. Criminals were able to get the user names and passwords of 9,041 users of GCKey, the federal…
$2.2-million credit score class action settlement with The Personal approved
October 28, 2019 by Greg MeckbachA $2.2 million settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit against The Personal has been approved by a judge, plaintiffs’ law firm Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation announced Monday. The lawsuit arose after The Personal asked some auto claimants if it could…