Category Archives: Privacy Commissioner of Canada

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Pornhub operator broke Canadian privacy law, watchdog rules

The company behind Pornhub and other popular pornographic sites broke Canadian privacy law by allowing intimate images to be shared on its websites without the direct knowledge or consent of everyone depicted, the federal privacy commissioner has ruled. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s (OPC) investigation into Aylo (formerly MindGeek), one of the world’s largest […]

Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating hack at Global Affairs

The federal privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a data security breach detected in January at Global Affairs Canada. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Monday the investigation into the foreign service was launched after it received several complaints. The investigation will examine the adequacy of the safeguards to protect personal information and assess […]