Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the country’s foreign affairs department, is reeling from the impacts of a data breach that leaked the personal information of users and staff members.
Third party data breach of two relocation services providers may have exposed the passports, financial information and other personal information of Canadian government employees dating back to 1999.
Canada Post has been scanning address data from the outside of envelopes it delivers and selling it to third-party mail marketing lists. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPCC) found that this violates a Privacy Act requirement to obtain authorization from individuals before collecting information in this way.
Cyber attack on parent company Suncor Energy has disrupted the Petro-Canada's payment and loyalty reward systems. Petro-Canada has about 1,500 gas stations and is the second-largest chain of gas stations in the country.
Anyone operating a business that violates the privacy rights of people in Quebec or fails to meet Quebec's stringent new requirements for protecting personal information may face administrative monetary penalties, fines, binding orders, and civil action.
Already unwelcome in parts of the US, Clearview AI has been shown the door in Canada. The controversial facial recognition company's practices are in violation of the country's privacy laws.
Four Canadian privacy agencies are launching an investigation to determine if donut giant Tim Hortons has obtained meaningful user consent for the data collection of personal information on their app.
15 million Canadians’ sensitive personal information was exposed in LifeLabs data breach and the company is now facing a civil lawsuit seeking $1.14 billion dollars in damages.
It’s tempting to draw a connection between cybersecurity skills shortage and data breaches. But the reality is much more complex and data breaches may be a symptom of a larger problem.
