The federal government yesterday introduced much-needed identity theft legislation. Bill C-27 includes several important provisions focusing on identity theft such as trafficking in documents and identity information. Key provisions include: making, possessing, transferring, or selling "identity documents" of another person becomes an offence punishable with up to five years in […]
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The Data Game
The CBC's The National featured a lengthy story by Keith Boag this evening on the collection and use of personal information by Canada's political parties. I was interviewed for the story, which highlights the use of detailed databanks with virtually no legal oversight. The story appears about midway through the […]
Canwest on Data Breach Disclosure Legislation
Canwest reports on the growing demands for data breach disclosure legislation in Canada.
Industry Canada Launches Public Consultation on PIPEDA Reforms
The government's response to the PIPEDA review included a promise to consult on possible reforms to the law, including the creation of a mandatory data breach notification requirement. On Friday, Industry Canada published the promised consultation in the Canada Gazette, asking Canadians for comments on the data breach requirement along […]
UBC Fights for the Right to Monitor Employees
The Vancouver Province reports that UBC is going to court to fight a B.C. Privacy Commissioner order that ruled against their use of computer monitoring software to track employee Internet usage.
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