2022
LifeWire — August 12, 2022 — Amazon’s Palm Payments Are Convenient, But Are They Safe?
CityNews Kitchener — August 11, 2022 — 
Privacy experts say RCMP’s spyware tools are ‘extremely intrusive’
iHeart Radio — August 10, 2022 — How Spyware is Used in the RCMP
La Presse — August 9, 2022 — Un encadrement de la GRC pour protéger la vie privée est de mise, dit l’ex-commissaire
Globe and Mail — August 9, 2022 — Privacy experts disagree with RCMP that spyware is similar to wiretapping
2021
Lifewire — July 23, 2021 — How HalloApp Aims to Keep Its Social Network Private
CBC — July 11, 2021 — Data theft from Meals on Wheels reveals gap in provincial privacy legislation, expert says
Alvasoft — July 6, 2021 — The Consequences Of Artificial Intelligence
Digital Privacy News — June 18, 2021 — Tracking Migrants With Drones, Biometrics and Tags
Quilette — June 10, 2021 — Could an Invisible Military Laser Steal Your Privacy?
CBC Alberta at Noon — June 1, 2021 — Asking about Vaccines
CBC — As It Happens and Calgary Eyeopener — Voter Lists
The Edwin Black Show — May 17, 2021 — Barnes & Noble launches the 20th Anniversary edition of “IBM and the Holocaust”
The Edwin Black Show — May 1, 2021 — COVID-19 and Personal Liberties
CBC — April 29, 2021 — Four Calgary liquor stores will require customers to scan ID before entering
ReWorked — April 8, 2021 — Why Remote Working Will Not Become the New Work Model
The Edwin Black Show — March 18, 2021 — Regulating and Reining in Silicon Valley
CMS Wire — March 3, 2021 — Regulators May Finally Get to Tame Big Tech
2020
Driving.ca — November 30, 2020 — Lorraine Complains: Pay attention to Alberta’s proposed insurance changes
CBC — November 26, 2020 — New Alberta law would make it easier for insurance companies to track driving habits through your phone
Radio-Canada — November 26, 2020 — Une loi qui permettrait aux assureurs de suivre le comportement des conducteurs dérange
CityNews — November 26 2020 — New bill on auto insurance an erosion of privacy says expert
Edmonton Journal — November 24, 2020 — Opinion: Auto insurance reforms could cost Albertans their privacy
CBC — November 10, 2020 — Legislation aims to broaden Alberta health records access while privacy breaches rise
October 29, 2020 — Cadillac Fairview covertly collected images of millions of shoppers: Privacy commissioner
IT World Canada — August 21, 2020 — CJEU invalidates the Privacy Shield: Why should Canada care?
The Edwin Black Show — July 24, 2020 — COVID-19 and Personal Liberties
July 8, 2020 — PACC Announces Partnership with the CIO Strategy Council
Bridge City News — May 14 2020 — Are COVID Tracking Apps infringing on our privacy?
Radio Canada International — May 8, 2020 — COVID-19: Tracking individuals vs privacy: delicate balance
ITWorld Canada — May 4, 2020 — Privacy expert says flawed Alberta COVID-19 contact tracking app shouldn’t have been released
Macleans — April 20, 2020 — Don’t let coronavirus turn us into a nation of snitches
Breakfast Television Calgary — April 15, 2020 — Pandemic Privacy Concerns
Breakfast Television Vancouver — April 14, 2020 — Pandemic Privacy Concerns
CBC — April 17, 2020 — Dissent in the time of COVID
Radio Canada Internacional — April 9, 2020 — Preocupa el posible uso de celulares para hacer cumplir cuarentenas en Alberta
The Canadian Press — April 9, 2020 — Alberta plan to use smartphones to enforce quarantines raises privacy questions
Reuters — April 6, 2020 — Forgot your keys? Scan your face, says Canadian firm amid privacy concerns
CBC — April 3 2020 — Alberta health minister used confidential information to call protesting doctors
ITWorld Canada — February 7, 2020 — New recognition for Canada’s top women in cybersecurity
CBC — January 20, 2020 — Edmonton liquor store to combat crime by requiring customers to scan ID before entering
2019
CBC — October 2019 — Privacy experts slam National Bank
The Chronicle of Neurology + Psychiatry — October 2019 — Campaign supporting mental health is raising questions about privacy
CBC — October 29, 2019 — Privacy experts slam National Bank asking customers for their password at other banks
2019 Fellowship Award Presentation to Senator Paula Simons
Livewire Calgary — October 18, 2019 — Doorbell camera footage provides Calgary police with evidence that’s ‘tough to dispute’ — Calgary privacy expert warns that it’s a slippery slope toward constant public surveillance
The Star — October 15, 2019 — Privacy and legal experts question war room’s FOIP exemption, raise privacy concerns
Global News — August 16, 2019 — Political parties meet legal bar for protecting personal info, but advocates call for more
The Canadian Press/Canada.com — August 16, 2019 — Federal parties’ privacy policies meet bare minimum required by new law
CBC — August 13, 2019 — 3 gadgets that could make police officers more empathetic — and accountable
CBC — August 6, 2019 — Alberta Court of Appeal upholds ruling: City negligent in CTrain attack: Privacy advocates fear decision will result in more surveillance of Calgarians
Radio Canada International — July 31, 2019 — Political parties’ information web is tangled (and very private)
Bridge City News — July 30, 2019 — Protecting Your Privacy
CBC — July 30, 2019 — What’s in your file? Federal political parties don’t have to tell you
CBC — May 7, 2019 — Free speech – The Chicago Principles
April 1, 2019 — PACC Expands to Asia Pacific
The Calgary Journal — March 13, 2019 — Impaired and imperilled: Critics say new drunk driving laws through Bill C-46 give police too much power
CBC — March 23, 2019 — Privacy: A hole in the virtual medicine cabinet
CTV PrimeTime — January 16, 2019 — Privacy during Elections
CBC — January 10, 2019 — UCP members ‘at risk for identity theft’ after laptop stolen, expert says
2018
LiveWire Calgary — December 18, 2018 — Albertans’ personal information provided to political parties via Election Act
Macleans — November 1, 2018 — Your mall is watching you
CTV — September 10, 2018 — CrossIron Mill’s candid cameras concern clientele
PACC Hosts Smart Technology Privacy Summit September 27, 2018
CTV — August 29, 2018 — Air Canada freezes customer accounts across country following data breach
CBC — August 27, 2018 — Privacy commissioner investigating Elections PEI practice of telling parties who’s voted on election day
CBC — August 13, 2018 — Privacy group wants better regulation for GPS starter interrupt devices
The Epoch Times — August 8, 2018 — Cadillac Fairview Suspends Facial Recognition at Malls Pending Investigation
770 CHQR — August 8, 2018 – The Danielle Smith Show
CBC — August 7, 2018 — Cellphone tracking has been used in at least 1 Canadian mall, former employee says
Huffington Post — August 6, 2018 — Cadillac Fairview Suspends Use Of Facial Recognition Software In Calgary Malls
BiometricUpdate.com — August 6, 2018 – Mall operator suspends use of facial recognition as Canadian privacy commissioners investigate legality
Global News — August 5, 2018 — Cadillac Fairview suspends use of facial recognition cameras at Calgary malls
MSN — August 4, 2018 — Mall In Canada Using Facial Recognition Software
CBC — August 4, 2018 — Company suspends use of mall directory cameras running facial recognition software
CKNW — July 30 2018 — The Jon MccComb Show
BoingBoing — July 28, 2018 — Calgary malls caught secretly using facial recognition to characterise shoppers’ age and gender
Saskatoon StarPhoenix — July 27, 2018 — Careful, that mall directory has eyes
IAPP — July 27, 2018 — Calgary malls using facial-recognition tech without consent
National Post — July 27, 2018 — Privacy advocates concerned after error reveals Calgary mall using facial recognition program in directories
Gizmodo — July 27, 2018 — Canadian Malls Secretly Tracked Shoppers’ Age, Gender Using Facial Recognition Technology
National Post — July 27, 2018 — Privacy advocates concerned after error reveals Calgary mall using facial recognition program in directories
CTV News — July 26 2017 — Facial recognition software discovered in Calgary mall kiosks
Yahoo News — Jully 26, 2018 — At least two malls are using facial recognition technology to track shoppers’ ages and genders without telling
660 News — July 26, 2018 – Calgary malls using facial recognition on shoppers
CTV News Calgary — July 26, 2018 — Kiosks that provide and collect information concern shoppers at Calgary malls
CBC — July 26, 2018 — At least two malls are using facial recognition technology to track shoppers’ ages and genders without telling
2017
October 16, 2017 — PACC Board member James T. Swanson to co-host the 7th annual Ontario eDiscovery Institute
CBC — July 27, 2017 — Saskatoon police say no personal information to be shared from 2 new licence plate readers
CBC – July 5, 2017 — PACC president discussed privacy impacts of Automated License Plate readers
CBC – June 5, 2017 — PACC President interviewed on CBC Calgary Eyeopener on your privacy rights at the border
CBC — May 27, 2017 — Privacy concerns raised as Calgary considers electronic parking permit proposal
Global News — April 26, 2017 — Calgary residents concerned parking proposal could violate privacy
CBC – April 26, 2017 — Privacy concerns raised over Calgary parking enforcement proposal
April 6-8, 2017 — PACC hosts the National Privacy & Data Governance Congress 2017 in Calgary, AB
CBC – March 27, 2017 — Leaks happen, so province needs to find a way to disclose kids’ deaths in care, say privacy experts
Blacklocks Reporter — March 22, 2017 – PACC President Sharon Polsky MAPP quoted by Blacklocks Reporter on how organizations use access to information laws to avoid disclosing information
Metro News – February 15, 2017 — PACC President quoted by Metro News on perverse interpretations of access legislation
January 31 2017 — PACC Vice President Charles Wordsworth joins BCAware career panel discussion to explore Cyber-Security and Privacy Consulting
January 11, 2017 — PACC Board member James T. Swanson chairs the inaugural Alberta Legal Technology Conference
January 7, 2017 — PACC president Sharon Polsky MAPP invited to speak at the Canadian Constitution Foundation Annual Conference in Toronto ON
2016 – December 15 — PACC is a signatory to an open letter in the National Observer calling on the federal government to proactively and transparently release all submissions they have received in response to Public Safety Canada’s National Security consultation.
McGill Daily – November 14, 2016 – Sharon Polsky MAPP quoted in The McGill Daily as panel discusses surveillance of the press
October 2016 — PACC President invited to participate in the CHIMA Healthcare Information Governance Summit
October 24-25, 2016 — PACC president Sharon Polsky invited to speak at CHIMA Conference in Edmonton, Alberta
Corus Entertainment – September 22, 2016 – PACC President interviewed on QR77 on potential privacy implications of “robocall” reminders
CBC – May 27, 2016 – PACC President on how CASL breaches occur
May 2016 — PACC president invited to speak about privacy and risk assessments at the Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada Annual Conference & Exhibition in Calgary AB
CBC — December 11, 2015 – Ransom paid by police and law firms to hackers, says Calgary privacy expert: ‘If it’s worth it to them to regain control of their information, absolutely they’re going to pay it:’ expert
CBC — November 30, 2015 — TD Visa customers’ browsing activities open to ‘surveillance’ by bank
2015 Ontario Connections Conference – PACC Director Eric Lawton, MAPP, presented at the 2015 Ontario Connections Conference, discussing Top Ten Tips for Assessing Privacy Risks
June 2015 — The Epoch Times — Privacy Complaints Increased 50 Percent in 2014
May 28-31, 2015 – PACC President, Sharon Polsky MAPP, delivers the keynote presentation at the 42nd Annual AALT Conference
May 23, 2015 — PACC Board member James T. Swanson discusses Copyright and Copyleft – Tips and Traps for Copyright and Licensing at Wordcamp 2015 in Calgary AB
May 22, 2105 — PACC Director of Professional Certification, Eric Lawton MAPP, participates in a panel discussion about best practices for assessing privacy risks, at the 2015 Ontario Connections Conference, Toronto ON
May 25-27, 2015 — Sandra Smith-Frampton MAPP invited to speak about Compliance and the Cloud at ARMA Canada Conference
April 1, 2016 – Philippa Lawson and Commissioner Elizabeth Denham honored recipients of the 2015 PACC Fellowship Awards
2014
December 2014 — PACC President invited to join Advisory Board of the Canadian Institute for Information and Privacy Studies
CBC November 24, 2014 – PACC President discusses how current legislation fails to protect Canadians’ privacy online
November 4, 2014 — PACC Board member James T. Swanson speaks at the Sedona Conference in New Orleans, LA
September 23, 2014 — University of Waterloo privacy officer Karen Jack MAPP cohosts the “Sunshine Summit,” a day of engaging and informative conversation in conjunction with the Privacy & Access Council of Canada
May 2, 2014 — PACC President Sharon Polsky, and PACC Vice-President Charles Wordsworth, deliver a keynote presentation at the Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education, hosted by Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Richmond BC
April 2014 — PACC Board member James T. Swanson joins the Osgoode Hall Law School’s eDiscovery, Records Management, Information Governance and Privacy faculty
April 25-26, 2017 — PACC Vice President Charles Wordsworth discusses Municipal Nightmares: Security Incident Response and Investigation Tales from the Trenches at MISA BC Spring 2017
BC Privacy & Security Awareness Day – February 5, 2014 – PACC President participates in BC Privacy & Security Awareness Day panel
The Epoch Times — October 17, 2013 — Canada: Who Will Keep an Eye on the Spies?
September 27, 2013 — PACC hosts Sunshine Summit in Victoria, BC in honor of International Right to Know Day
June 10, 2013 – PACC joins 85 Civil Society Groups and Technology Companies to Demand an End to NSA Spying
iPolitics — January 30, 2013 — Liz May sounds alarm over privacy in tax deal with U.S.
CBC January 11, 2012 – PACC President discusses what’s at risk with the theft of employees’ personal and banking information in a weekend break-in at the University of Victoria
