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HIA Breach Conviction

15/Dec/2022

A former Lamont Health Care Centre employee admitted to taking photos in August 2019 of three long-term care residents at the Lamont Health Care Centre in Lamont, Alberta. She applied a bug-eye filter to alter the image of one of the residents.  She disclosed the altered photo to a colleague and shared the other two photos on one of her social media accounts.Kathryn … [Read more...] about HIA Breach Conviction

The Big Story: How a Calgary-based proof of vaccination app was breached

06/Oct/2021

Portpass was recommended to fans by the entity that owns two Calgary sports teams. They weren't alone. According to the company's estimates, more than 500,000 Canadians were using Portpass to show proof of their vaccination status. And then a local app developer got curious about what was under the hood of this supposedly secure application and started digging around. Now the … [Read more...] about The Big Story: How a Calgary-based proof of vaccination app was breached

Ransomware about to become less profitable

12/May/2021

A global ransomware epidemic resulted in a lucrative new line of business for the insurance industry and, according to some critics, emboldened cyber-criminals. As a result, soaring ransomware claims has had an effect on the insurance industry as well — with AXA announcing that it will stop writing cyber-insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion … [Read more...] about Ransomware about to become less profitable

Roadmap for response

23/Apr/2021

A privacy class action following the loss of a laptop was dismissed at the merit stage, a first in Canada, in the wake of a Quebec Superior Court ruling that legal observers assert outlines a roadmap for organizations faced with a privacy breach. Read More … [Read more...] about Roadmap for response

Protecting Consumer Privacy in a Time of Crisis

06/Mar/2021

Recently appointed as Acting Chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter offers thoughts about the need for strong legislation at the federal level, and the important of helping consumers wronged by organizational misconduct or violations of privacy laws. Read her remarks … [Read more...] about Protecting Consumer Privacy in a Time of Crisis

The perils of privacy breaches by hospital employees

22/Sep/2020

Canadian privacy laws contain a basic safeguarding principle: access to personal information may only be granted on a need-to-know basis. Snooping violates that principle. Several Ontario arbitrators have upheld a “zero tolerance” approach for #privacy breaches at hospitals, holding that summary dismissal is the appropriate remedy for deliberate breaches of … [Read more...] about The perils of privacy breaches by hospital employees

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