Google Canada's Jacob Glick has an op-ed in the National Post that discusses Google's approach to privacy. It arguest that "privacy is best protected by good product design."
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Privacy Commissioner Finds Facebook Violating Canadian Privacy Law
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released its long-awaited finding (media release, finding, backgrounder) in the complaint against Facebook on a variety of privacy grounds. The complaint was launched by CIPPIC in May 2008 (note that I am an advisor to CIPPIC but had no involvement in […]
Alberta Health Services Hit With Privacy Breach
CBC reports that the personal health information of thousands of Albertans was skimmed from the Alberta Health Services Edmonton network in May as a computer virus infected the network. Alberta Health Services has sent letters to the 11,582 people whose information may have been captured by the virus between May […]
Search Engine Talks to Van Loan on Privacy Expectations
The latest Search Engine podcast includes an interview with Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan on the lawful access legislation.
Cross Country Checkup on Lawful Access
CBC's Cross Country Checkup has posted the podcast of the recent program that focused on Internet privacy and lawful access. I appeared along with Public Safety Minister Peter van Loan.
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