For the past several months, news of the reauthorization of and potential amendments to Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has had policy and privacy professioals on their toes. FISA Section 702, which authorizes limited warrantless surveillance of certain communications, ...

With the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium just around the corner, I wanted to give you a few good reasons to attend. Top of the list for me this year is the Ian Kerr Memorial Lecture by the remarkable Boston University School of Law professor Woodrow Hartzog, who we are fortunate to have as a headline...

The Canadian Border Services Agency will test an optional facial recognition pilot program within the next two to four years, CTV News reports. The program would "match a photo from a traveler's passport with a selfie taken via a mobile device."Full story...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada submitted feedback on the Department of Justice's cybercrime protocol that aims to decrease cyberattacks and protect citizens' sensitive data. The protocol states law enforcement agencies should be able to access electronic devices when a cybercrime i...

Nova Scotia Health fired an employee after they allegedly accessed the health information of 2,690 patients while working at St. Martha's Regional Hospital, the Canadian HR Reporter reports. The organization said it is working to strengthen its cybersecurity system and will "not tolerate any unautho...