Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner will fund seven research projects on how smart devices handle personal information, it said Thursday.
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner on Monday issued guidance for private and public sector entities handling biometric data.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will halt its investigation of PowerSchool after the tech firm pledged to bolster countermeasures following a Dec. 2024 cyberattack that exposed the data of millions of students, educators and parents, the privacy watchdog announced Tuesday.
Brazilian data protection authority ANPD is accepting applications until Aug. 10 to participate in a regulatory sandbox on AI, it announced June 27. The pilot is intended to promote experimentation with innovative techniques, technologies or business models that enhance algorithmic transparency.
A global data breach at 23andMe in 2023 is "a cautionary tale" for all organizations about the importance of protecting data in an era of growing cyber threats, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said Tuesday.
Brazil's Data Protection Authority on Monday opened the public consultation period on biometric data as it begins an initiative to analyze whether there is a need for government intervention -- via a guide document or regulation -- on the topic.
Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) unveiled an online tool designed to help organizations that experience a privacy breach decide on their next steps.
The Jan. 6 resignation of former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau effectively ended all legislative bills that haven't yet received Royal Assent, Cozen O'Connor lawyer Any Obando Ospina blogged. These included two measures pivotal in the digital sphere: The Digital Charter Implementation Act and the Online Harms Act.
Canada seeks feedback on how to shape the implementation of international privacy certifications as part of its membership in the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Forum. As such, the government has committed to implementing one or both of the Forum's certifications in the Canadian marketplace and launched a consultation about how to do it best, Canada announced Tuesday.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has launched an investigation into the PowerSchool data breach that occurred at the end of December, he said in an update Tuesday. Dufresne acted after receiving a breach report from the company and his office received a complaint about the 2024 incident.