Commissioner to appear before Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, will appear today before the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples (APPA), to speak to its examination of the federal government’s constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and any other subject
Privacy Commissioner to investigate privacy breach at Global Affairs Canada February 26, 2024 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) will investigate a data breach at Global Affairs Canada involving a cyberattack on an internal network. The personal information of users, including employees, was compromised after unauthorized individuals accessed the department’s virtual private
Completed projects from the OPC’s Contributions Program’s 2022-2023 cycle explore the impact of privacy issues on diverse groups February 19, 2024 The information that the Amazon Ring doorbell collects and how it shares it, the application of privacy law to First Nations, and a privacy analysis of technologies that are used in the commission of intimate
Investigations highlight need for stronger measures to protect privacy at federal departments and agencies Gatineau, QC, February 15, 2024 – Two separate investigations into the personal information handling practices of federal government departments and agencies underscore the need for stronger security safeguards and increased due diligence to better protect the privacy of Canadians. In
Remarks to Young Canadians’ Parliament, hosted by Children First Canada (virtual) January 20, 2024 Address by Philippe Dufresne Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Check against delivery) Hello, and thank you for inviting me here. I am very excited to speak with you today. All of you are doing important work learning about and standing up for
