Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced an investigation into the T-Mobile data breach impacting approximately 54.6 million people, InfoSecurity Magazine reports. The investigation will examine how the breach occurred and any prior safeguards in place to protect consumer data. An un...

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a proposal to increase funding to the Federal Trade Commission to support a new privacy and data security division, Reuters reports. The proposal, part of a proposed $3.5 trillion spending measure, would give the FTC $1 billion over 10 years to c...

A researcher at the University of Alberta School of Public Health has developed a way to make "synthetic data" that potentially protects the health care data of real patients. Using machine learning and an initial collection of personal information, a computer model generates data that reflects real...

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia released an FAQ on the British Columbia vaccine card and how it works in conjunction with the Public Health Orders and health care privacy laws. The FAQ explains the legal authority of the card, what information is availabl...

The Ottawa Hospital's human resources department inadvertently revealed the identities of unvaccinated employees, CTV News Ottawa reports. The breach occurred after the department sent a mass email to staff with their names visible. A spokesperson for the Ottawa Hospital said, "the email was immedia...