The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Québec Access to Information Commission announced they have launched an investigation into the Desjardins Group data breach. The OPC will look to determine whether the financial institution had complied with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and Québec’s Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector. In response to a call from Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, the House of Commons will host an emergency hearing on the breach “in the next week or so,” according to Committee Chair MP John McKay.
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