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Facebook under pressure over privacy: source

2011-09-29T19:00:05Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook faces regulatory scrutiny in Ireland, site of its European headquarters, over its handling of personal information, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

The newspaper said the Irish data protection commissioner is to conduct a privac...

Dealings with Facebook better, says privacy commissioner

2010-12-03T12:04:58Z

A Q&A with Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart covering social media, smartphones, educating the public and much more.

She has faced down Facebook and taken federal public servants to task for misusing their beloved BlackBerries. The spreading use of social media, smartphones and other second-generation web channels and tools has put <...

Google apologizes for privacy lapses, to tighten controls

2010-10-22T19:31:31Z

"We work hard at Google to earn your trust, and we're acutely aware that we failed badly here," Alan Eustace, Google's senior vice president of engineering and research, said in a blog post.

"So we've spent the past several months looking at how to strengthen our internal privacy and security practices," he said.

Eustace provided Google's most detailed de...

Canada Issues Privacy Recommendations for Google

2010-11-02T14:46:12Z

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Google Stops Street View Data Collection After Canada, Spain Complaints

2010-10-20T06:33:50Z

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Google mapped much more than addresses: Canada

2010-10-19T12:00:44Z

Canada's privacy commisioner says Google accidentally mapped much more than addresses

Canada's privacy commissioner says Google broke Canadian privacy laws when it accidentally collected personal information from unsecured wireless networks while putting together its Street View mapping service.

An investigatio...

Canada's privacy watchdog bites Google

2010-10-19T12:00:42Z

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's privacy watchdog accused Google Inc on Tuesday of violating the rights of thousands of Canadians by inappropriately collecting their personal information in building its Two SC Magazine events in November bring together many of the security industry's leading figures, as well as showcase top vendors.

As cybercrimes launched against large and small organizations alike continue – all the while becoming more sophisticated and, now, sometimes focused on specific companies or government agencies, the need for information security pros to learn the latest best practices to protect critical data is paramount. Once again, SC Magazi...

Personal Information Protection ? The Devil is in the Details

2010-10-10T04:53:31Z

Personal Information Protection ? The Devil is in the Details

by Stephanie A. McManus LL. B.

Three cases in the last two years emanating from the Office of the Privacy Commission of Canada remind us that when it comes to complying with Privacy requirements, it's not enough to simply post a privacy policy on our website and appoint a privacy officer in the firm. In the increasingly complex maze of regulatory requirements and the ever-clever world of fraudsters, reput...

Cyber ready?

2010-05-07T04:15:25Z

Canadian businesses may be ill-prepared for electronic threats, says Danny Bradbury.

Canadian businesses may be ill-prepared for electronic threats, says Danny Bradbury.Ian Wilms isn't your normal sales director. The Canadian executive, who works in a small, family hardware business, is more educated about cybersecurity than many. Until February, Wilms ran the Glo...

Ten nations call on Google to better defend privacy

2010-04-20T15:16:07Z

Officials from 10 nations have banded together to demand that Internet giant Google make greater efforts to defend people's privacy.

"While we hear corporations such as Google pay lip service to privacy, we don't always see this reflected in the launch of new products," Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart sai...

Ten countries urge privacy changes at Google

2010-04-20T10:32:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data protection and privacy chiefs from 10 countries issued a joint letter pushing search engine giant Google to improve respect for data privacy, Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner said on Tuesday.

The heads of data protection author...

10 nations tell Google of privacy concern on Buzz

2010-04-20T08:15:31Z

Officials from 10 countries tell Google of their concerns over Buzz and other privacy issues

Officials from Germany, Canada, France and seven other countries are raising privacy concerns about Google's mapping service and the company's fumbled foray into social networking.

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Privacy commissioners complain about launch of Google Buzz

2010-10-25T14:34:04Z

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When It Comes to Data, Location Matters

2010-10-25T14:31:38Z

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How to Find Out Who Owns a Company in Canada

2010-10-25T08:07:47Z

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Canada investigates Facebook again over privacy

2010-04-16T07:18:25Z

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's privacy czar, who got Facebook to agree last year to better protect users' personal information, will launch a new investigation over complaints that the changes sometimes make things worse.

The office of Facebook plans to refine its privacy safeguards in response to concerns by Canada's privacy commissioner.

Facebook has bowed to Canadian privacy officials' concerns that the popular social networking sites is too lax when it comes to protecting members' personal data.The response by Facebook, which has 200 million users worldwide, comes after an investigation rece...

Facebook agrees with Canada on privacy controls

2010-04-16T10:37:42Z

Facebook agrees to give users more control, addresses Canadian privacy complaints

Facebook agreed Thursday to give users more control over the information they share with outside applications like games and quizzes in response to concerns raised by Canadian privacy officials.

Currently, people who wish to use such software have to agree to share all their data with the application. For example, when a...

Facebook's Canada Problem

2010-10-22T07:44:37Z

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Facebook tightens safeguards after Canada talks

2010-04-16T10:40:52Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Facebook agreed on Thursday to give its worldwide users better protection over their personal information as the result of negotiations with Canada's privacy commissioner.

The changes will give users of the social networking website more transparency a...

U.S. is a model for Canada's open government efforts

2010-10-26T20:21:31Z

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Canada: Facebook violates privacy law

2010-04-16T11:18:34Z

Canadian officials on Thursday said Facebook was breaking national privacy law by holding on to personal information from closed accounts at the social-networking service.

A Canada privacy commission report expressed "an overarching concern" that privacy information Facebook provides its more than 250 million users is "often confusing or incomplete."

Facebook said it is worki...

Facebook has privacy gaps: Canadian watchdog

2010-04-16T11:18:54Z

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The popular social networking site Facebook is not doing enough to protect the personal information it gets from subscribers, and it gives users confusing and incomplete information about privacy matters, Canada's privacy commissioner said on Thursday.

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HIPAA: Getting in tune

2010-04-16T17:28:19Z

The heat has been turned up for those charged with bringing their institutions into HIPAA compliance, reports Greg Masters.

In the good old days, the IT staffs at a lot of hospitals did what they could to protect their patient's privacy, but there was little in the way of requirements or enforcement. But, with increasing instances of...

Canada to Credential Privacy Specialists

2010-04-16T14:55:36Z

The Canadian Access and Privacy Association (CAPA) and the Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators (CAPAPA) are working to create a new occupational certification for professionals who work on maintaining the privacy an...

Anonymous Web Browsing

2010-10-14T14:00:19Z

Anonymous Web Browsing

Justin Mongiardo
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

The internet is hardly a private place. In fact, with the right tools, it is possible for someone to monitor every move you make online. However, you can protect your internet identity by participating in anonymous web browsing using a proxy. This will hide your IP address and any other identifying information that may be attainable through the web.

Every time yo...

Facebook faces Canadian privacy complaint

2010-10-24T18:38:49Z

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TJX Breach Could Have Been Avoided

2010-11-03T08:28:29Z

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Email Marketing Laws, Can Spam Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (pipeda) Canada

2010-09-10T01:23:37Z

How These Legislations Affect Canadian Online Business

There's a lot of misinformation floating around the web about the Canadian Privacy act of January 2004 and the Federal Trade Commission's Can Spam Act as it relates to the subject of e-mail. This article is intended to shed some light on the various aspects of the Can Spam Act and PIPEDA and how they affect bulk emailing practices and businesses in Canada.

The United States Federal Trade Commission Can Spam ...

Online recruiting scammers?

2010-11-03T09:16:39Z
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Canada United States World Junior Hockey

2011-01-04T12:31:57Z
Team Canada's Quinton Hamilton ,12, celebrates his goal against with his teammates during first period semi-final action against Team United States at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Canada's Calvin de Haan, left, celebrates with goalie Mark Visentin, right, after Canada defeated the United States 4-1 in a World Junior Hockey Championship game in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Ph...

Islanders Flames Hockey

2011-01-03T21:31:24Z
Calgary Flames goalie Henrik Karlsson, from Sweden, makes a save during second period NHL hockey action against the New York Islanders in Calgary, Can...

World Juniors Canada Switzerland Hockey

2011-01-02T15:31:38Z
Team Canada forward Casey Cizikas (11) celebrates his goal in front of Team Switzerland goaltender Benjamin Conz (1) and defenseman Dario Trutmann (17) during the second period of an IIHF World Junior Championship hockey game ...

Switzerland Hockey Spengler Cup

2010-12-31T11:30:43Z
St. Petersburg's Anton But and Canada's goalkeeper Jeff Deslauriers, right, fight for the puck during the final match between SKA St. Petersburg and Team Canada at the 84th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, in