OPC Unveils New Youth Privacy Tool
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is launching a new youth privacy tool that will help teachers and community leaders talk with younger Canadians about their privacy online.
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Canadians and Privacy Survey Results: How do you feel about your privacy?
Canadians are heavy users of social networks and other communications technologies, but many are not taking basic steps to protect their personal information, a comprehensive new survey has found.
Read moreOPC ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF THREE NEW MEMBERS TO ITS EXTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart today announced the addition of three new members to her Office’s External Advisory Committee.
Read moreInsights on Privacy - Youth Privacy
Do youth care about privacy? We will explore this question on September 8, 2011, when our Office holds its next Insights on Privacy armchair discussion. We have invited two experts on young people’s use of social media, Kate Raynes-Goldie (@oceanpark) and Matthew Johnson (@MFJ72) to talk about what privacy means to youth and how we can help youth preserve their privacy by promoting digital literacy skills.
Read moreYoung Canadians in a Wired World – Phase III is Here!
The Media Awareness Network, benefactor of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s Contributions Program, has launched the third Phase (Phase III) of its ongoing study, Young Canadians in a Wired World (YCWW). This third phase is a crucial element to the project, as it will shed a more distinct light on the need for online education resources in classrooms and communities.
Read morePublic and private online spaces
One of the themes to emerge from our 2010 Consumer Privacy Consultations was the blurring of the divide between our public and private lives online. As we note in our consultation report:
Read more2011-12 Contributions Program privacy research and awareness projects announced
Our Office has just announced this year’s recipients of our Contributions Program, which funds data privacy research and public awareness projects.
Read morePrivacy Leakage on Popular Web Sites
We have been following recent cases where online social networks have been accused of leaking personal information to third parties. The leakage is caused by the networks’ use of referrer headers (information about where on the web a user is coming from) that can include the username, allowing automatic linking to profile information if it is available.
Read moreInsights on Privacy - Privacy, Surveillance, and Public Safety
On June 23rd, 2011, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is holding the fourth Insights on Privacy armchair discussion. We heard in April about opportunities for privacy in the design of intimate devices that we share our lives with every day, like smart phones, and the sensor-rich landscape that’s upon us.
Read moreNew privacy self-assessment tool for organizations
On our website this week, we’re launching a new online tool to help businesses better safeguard customer and employee information.
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