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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) conducts independent and impartial investigations into the personal information handling practices of businesses subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

The OPC publishes a selection of case summaries and findings from its investigations to provide concrete examples of how PIPEDA applies to the day-to-day management of personal information by businesses.

For each case, the Office indicates the outcome using a set of defined terms for findings and dispositions.

For more information about the complaint and investigation process, read How the OPC Enforces PIPEDA.

Note: Complainants are not named in the summaries or reports. The organizations are not identified unless the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has deemed it to be in the public interest to do so.

Disclaimer: Typographical errors have been corrected from the original version of the report of findings. They are indicated in [brackets].

PIPEDA Report of Findings #2017-009

Airline relies on access exemption to refuse traveler’s access to their personal information

PIPEDA Report of Findings: Airline relies on access exemption to refuse traveler’s access to their personal information

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PIPEDA Report of Findings #2018-004

Microsoft to obtain opt-in consent, enhance transparency for Windows 10 privacy settings

PIPEDA Report of Findings: Microsoft to obtain opt-in consent, enhance transparency for Windows 10 privacy settings

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PIPEDA Case Summary #2018-005

Courier company discontinues practice of delivery to a neighbour

PIPEDA Case Summary: Courier company discontinues practice of delivery to a neighbour

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PIPEDA Report of Findings #2018-003

Facebook agrees to stop using non-users’ personal information in users’ address books

PIPEDA Report of Findings: Facebook agrees to stop using non-users’ personal information in users’ address books

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PIPEDA Report of Findings #2018-002

Company’s re-use of millions of Canadian Facebook user profiles violated privacy law

PIPEDA Report of Findings: Company’s re-use of millions of Canadian Facebook user profiles violated privacy law

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Early resolved case summary #2017-003

Bank agrees to cease performing credit checks on individuals who are no longer clients

Early resolved case summary: Bank agrees to cease performing credit checks on individuals who are no longer clients

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PIPEDA Report of Findings #2017-007

Operator of website that shamed debtors for profit takes down website after OPC takes the matter to Federal Court

PIPEDA Report of Findings: Operator of website that shamed debtors for profit takes down website after OPC takes the matter to Federal Court

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Incident case summary #2017-001

Multiple breach incidents as a result of password reuse

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Early resolved case summary #2015-07

Employee training a key factor in effectively satisfying customers’ requests about an organization’s personal information handling practices

Early resolved case summary: Employee training a key factor in effectively satisfying customers’ requests about an organization’s personal information handling practices

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Early resolution case summary #2016-03

First Nation develops a privacy policy following allegations of lost doctor’s notes

Early resolved case summary: Organization’s technical glitch results in the disclosure of a client’s personal information to another client

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