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Privacy-friendly and encrypted messaging services are to be penalized
Canada now has a clear model to follow for implementing its own online harms legislation — Bill C-63 — that will undermine fundamental rights to digital privacy of correspondence and secure encryption. A document leaked yesterday by the news portal netzpolitik.org reveals for the first time which messenger and chat services are to be labelled as "high risk" according to the … [Read more...] about Privacy-friendly and encrypted messaging services are to be penalized
2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service
Ensuring that privacy is protected, and that data is used ethically is essential to public trust. A public service that can manage, safeguard and use data effectively is well equipped to harness opportunities to the benefit of Canadians. With that in mind, broad federal consultations informed the design of the 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service, which was … [Read more...] about 2023-2026 Data Strategy for the Federal Public Service
Study: One-Third of Financial Services Companies Lack Clear Plans to Address Privacy Risks
Although 70% of respondents to a new Accenture survey of privacy risk executives in the banking, insurance, and capital markets in North America and Europe consider privacy to be a primary risk concern within their institutions, one-third of financial services companies lack clear plans to address privacy risks. … [Read more...] about Study: One-Third of Financial Services Companies Lack Clear Plans to Address Privacy Risks
European health data space
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the growing importance of digital health technologies, both to enable remote medical care and to facilitate the health response by international, national and local authorities. At the same time, personal health data have been key for containment measures such as the EU digital COVID-19 certificate. The European Commission's proposal … [Read more...] about European health data space
Denmark bans Gmail and Co from schools due to privacy concerns.
Following similar decisions by Dutch and German authorities, Denmark’s data protection authority expressed "serious criticism" about the use of Google Workspace, and concluded that the processing of personal data of pupils does not meet the requirements of the GDPR and must, therefore, stop. Immediately. Read More … [Read more...] about Denmark bans Gmail and Co from schools due to privacy concerns.
