Privacy Law
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Canada Post to review use of personal data after breaking privacy lawsCanada Post said in a statement that it is committed to the Privacy Act and the protections it places on personal data, after originally disputing the privacy watchdog's findings.CanadaSep 22, 2023
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Is your data safe with Canada Post? What we know about privacy law violationsCanada Post's gathering of personal information for a marketing program sold to businesses is “absolutely outrageous," a former privacy commissioner says.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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Data breaches like Indigo’s are hitting employees, not customers. Can you sue?Indigo says the data of current and former employees could be exposed starting Thursday. Here's what you need to know about your legal rights in cases like this.ConsumerMar 2, 2023
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Ottawa unveils new rules for use of personal data, AI in privacy billThe Digital Charter Implementation Act was expected to revive some items in a previous bill, introduced by the Liberals in late 2020, that did not become law.CanadaJun 16, 2022
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New privacy bill to introduce rules for personal data, AI useThe legislation is expected to revive some threads of a previous bill, introduced by the Liberals in late 2020, that did not become law.CanadaJun 16, 2022
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N.S. Liberal leadership candidates agree on updating FOIPOP legislation but not specific changesThe three men who could be the next premier of Nova Scotia say it's time to update the law controlling government transparency. They're unwilling to commit to specific changes.PoliticsDec 7, 2020
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Proposed federal privacy changes could set back spy operations, CSIS warnsCSIS expresses particular concern about defining personal information in the law in an overly broad way, potentially making the intelligence service's job more difficult.CanadaMay 17, 2020
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Did a federal agency try to use privacy laws to hide a complaint about an airline?Airline passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs took the Canadian Transport Agency to court over redactions in records containing a customer grievance about Air Canada.CanadaJun 17, 2015
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Privacy law becoming archaic: watchdogCanada's privacy czar says the federal law governing how companies handle personal information is too old to keep up with the rapidly expanding digital age.CanadaJun 6, 2013
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