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Privacy

Privacy Commissioner Releases Annual Report and Survey on Privacy Attitudes

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart has issued her annual Privacy Act report, which chronicles the year in privacy from a public sector privacy perspective. The report places the spotlight on the ongoing frustration with a woefully outdated privacy law and the mounting concern with identity theft, cross-border data transfers, […]

October 17, 2007 — 4 comments — News

CWTA on Lawful Access

"CWTA is not aware of even a single circumstance when law enforcement has demonstrated an inability to obtain CNA information from the wireless industry. CWTA notes that the types of 'basic identifiers' sought for wireless services go well beyond what virtually anyone would consider basic."

October 16, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

CIPPIC on Lawful Access

CIPPIC has released a ten page response to Public Safety's lawful access consultation.

October 15, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

Privacy Commissioner Investigating PM Harper Over New Year Card

The Edmonton Sun reports that the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating a complaint related to the distribution of Jewish New Year cards from Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The card raised questions in my household as well – where did Harper get data on Jewish addresses?

October 10, 2007 — 2 comments — News

Privacy Threats No Longer ‘Terra Incognita’ – The Video

Last week's column on the Data Protection and Privacy Commissioner's conference has generated a fair amount of attention. As I noted in my blog posting, the column was based on my concluding remarks in the final plenary of that conference. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has now […]

October 8, 2007 — 29 comments — News