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Having a Data Privacy Week ‘family tech talk’

OPC blogger , January 24, 2022 - PIPEDA, Individual, Advice for individuals, Data mining, Internet and online, Cybersecurity, Privacy education, Youth Privacy, Economics of personal information, Internet of things

Back to school tips for playing it safe online

OPC blogger , September 2, 2021 - PIPEDA, Individual, Advice for individuals, Data mining, Reputation, Identity theft and fraud, Internet and online, Location, Cybersecurity, Privacy education, Social networking, Youth Privacy, Advertising and Marketing, Economics of personal information, Online Behavioural Advertising, Technology

Buyer beware: What you need to know before purchasing a direct-to-consumer genetic test

OPC blogger , February 16, 2017 - Body as information, Data mining, Genetics, Insurance, PIPEDA

It was once the domain of doctors with bona fide concerns about their patients’ genetic predisposition for illness. Today, advances in technology have brought genetic testing to the fingertips of anybody with a few hundred dollars to spare.

Who did it better? A look at children’s apps/websites and the privacy protective controls on offer

OPC blogger , September 2, 2015 - Data mining, Internet and online, Location, Other Privacy Authorities, PIPEDA, Privacy Sector Organizations, Social networking, Youth Privacy

Children are more connected than ever and often miles ahead of their parents when it comes to navigating the Internet and mobile applications (apps).

The kids are alright: innovative ways youth protect their privacy online

OPC blogger , October 27, 2014 - Data mining, Internet and online, Social networking, Youth Privacy

“Privacy is about much more than just solving technical issues of access control. That is not how people live and experience privacy. Privacy is in many ways about controlling the social situation.” – danah boyd

Grappling with the impact technology is having on privacy

OPC blogger , April 29, 2013 - Data mining, Reputation, Identity theft and fraud, Internet and online, Other Privacy Authorities, Social networking, Video, Youth Privacy

This week is Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) – a global effort, coordinated by members of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), to raise awareness about the value of privacy and the importance of protecting it.

Citizens watching citizens

OPC blogger , September 21, 2012 - Data mining, Internet and online, Legal, Privacy Act, Surveillance

Waiting for his bus, a man watches as two people smash a glass window in an attempt to break into a building. He takes his phone out of his jacket pocket, points it towards the couple across the street, and snaps a photo. He posts it to Twitter. “Incredible,” he writes. “At the corner of Wellington and Fifth.”

OPC Hosts First Pathways to Privacy Research Symposium

OPC blogger , April 18, 2012 - Data mining, Francophonie, Reputation, Identity theft and fraud, Internet and online, Legal, PIPEDA, Youth Privacy

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) will be hosting its first annual Pathways to Privacy Research Symposium on May 2, 2012, in Ottawa!

Online profile linking using usernames

OPC blogger , February 16, 2011 - Data mining, Reputation, Internet and online

There have been recent reports about security vulnerabilities arising from the reuse of passwords on different web sites. What about the reuse of usernames? Can identities established on multiple web sites be linked together based on the usernames, and what are the implications for privacy?

'Fess up - where does my data go?

OPC blogger , February 9, 2011 - Data mining, Internet and online

There truly is an app for everything.

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s blog serves as an informal platform for writing about trends that are of interest to our office, our stakeholders and the Canadian public.

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