The recent data breach that affected U.S. Customs and Border Protection has forced the Canada Border Services Agency to launch an investigation of its own, CBC News reports. The U.S. agency was impacted by a privacy breach in which photos of travelers and license plates were compromised. The CBSA uses the same plate-reader technology as the CBP. CBSA Spokesman Nicholas Dorion said in an email the agency is reviewing whether the breach will ultimately impact Canadian citizens. "(CBSA is) investigating that whole situation from top to bottom. To this point, there have not been serious implications for CBSA's information, but obviously CBSA is concerned about the quality of the services that are provided to it and they are investigating all the ramifications," Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said.
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