General News

How can new machine-learning and AI algorithms make accurate inferences about you by just looking at your purchases without further context? Ale Brown, our founder, gives her perspective on the risks of flawed inferences in this article by The Globe and Mail. Access here

The risks of a poor data management strategy can have consequences from a privacy perspective, especially when it comes to personal health data. Access here

With the amount of data that smart devices can collect, it is a matter of good privacy management and data protection as well as good business management to have a clear data governance strategy in place. Access here

Children need to understand they have a right to online privacy, and that they don’t have to consent to everything they are being asked for. Access here

The digital marketplace is the perfect venue for cyber-theft if you are not careful enough. Access here

Privacy Data Day offers organizations opportunity to put privacy culture at forefront to strengthen public trust Underground ransomware market, regulatory reform and consumer expectations are major trends ushering in heightened awareness on the need for privacy oversight. A true privacy management culture can enhance an organization’s reputation among customers. Access here

There is no rest for those charged with ensuring personal data held by organizations remains safe. So while Data Privacy Day falls this year on Sunday – it’s always observed on January 28th – we can expect privacy officers will spend it like any other day: Thinking about the state of protection of the data in their care. Judging by the ever-increasing number of data breaches here (and around the world), that worry is justified.

On Tuesday, we learned that Bell Canada had a data breach, their second in less than a year. Not many details have been shared, but having worked on many privacy management incidences, my questions surrounding breaches of this nature focus, naturally, on prevention.