The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology published guidance on privacy-preserving federated learning systems that are vertically partitioned. The guidance discusses different aspects of implementing vertical PPFL systems while taking steps to balance "the privacy risk of information l...

The Office Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario is in the midst of its second annual IPC Transparency Challenge. Commissioner Patricia Kosseim is encouraging Ontario's public-sector organizations to submit their work on open data initiatives that improve government transparency. A number...

Several Australian government officials, including the prime minister and attorney-general, issued a joint statement committing to protecting against online harms. The statement noted the intention to bring legislation in August to reform the Privacy Act. Specifically, officials called out the need ...

The Ontario Divisional Court released an important decision this week in a judicial review case that I thought would be worth highlighting. The party bringing the judicial review was LifeLabs, the same entity that made national headlines when it experienced a large multiprovince ransomware attack a...

Nunavut's Information and Privacy Commissioner Graham Steele released a report following a breach complaint from an employee at the Department of Health, CBC News reports. An investigation found that a manager shared an employee's information with another employee due to a "lapse in judgment."Full s...