Canadian Government Gears Up to Pretend to Care About Privacy

Reports are surfacing saying that privacy reform is going to be tabled soon. We've been through this song and dance before.

https://www.freezenet.ca/canadian-government-gears-up-to-pretend-to-care-about-privacy/

#News #Privacy #Security #Canada #legislation #PrivacyReform

🎉 Oh joy! The US just decided that keeping secrets is overrated, and now Census data will be as raw and loud as a rock concert without earplugs. 🤯 Apparently, adding a pinch of 'noise' to protect privacy is so last season, because who doesn't love their personal info being an open book? 📚💥
https://desfontain.es/blog/banning-noise.html #CensusData #PrivacyReform #OpenData #USGovernment #Transparency #HackerNews #ngated
Banning noise will be a disaster for statistical data products - Ted is writing things

Sadly, taking away valuable disclosure avoidance tools doesn't make fundamental trade-offs go away.

Yay expiring 702! What I did not realize however, is that the proposed 'Government Surveillance Reform Act' would effectively stop the government from being able to simply buy detailed data on private citizens.

https://proton.me/blog/fisa-702-expiring-surveillance-reform

#privacy #privacyreform

FISA Section 702 is expiring. Here's what it means for your privacy | Proton

Congress has all but assured the warrantless surveillance law will lapse. The fight for surveillance reform now has real leverage.

Proton

Privacy Commissioner Investigating Centurion Project. Strongly Worded Letter Could Follow

The lack of any real privacy laws could play a role in the Centurion Project scandal that exposed millions of Alberta voters.

https://www.freezenet.ca/privacy-commissioner-investigating-centurion-project-strongly-worded-letter-could-follow/

#News #Privacy #Security #Alberta #Canada #CanPol #CenturionProject #DataLeak #JasonKenney #politics #PrivacyCommissioner #PrivacyReform

🎉 Wow, just what we needed: a whole 10 extra days to pretend like they’ll actually reform Section 702! 🙄 Meanwhile, the EFF is probably throwing a party for their 35th Anniversary, complete with Privacy Badger piñatas and Surveillance Self-Defense dance moves. 💃🕺
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/keep-pushing-we-get-10-more-days-reform-section-702 #HackerNews #PrivacyReform #EFF35thAnniversary #Section702 #SurveillanceParty #HackerNews #ngated
Keep Pushing: We Get 10 More Days to Reform Section 702

In a dramatic middle-of-the-night stand off, a bipartisan set of lawmakers pushing for true reform and privacy protections for Americans bought us some more time to fight! They are holding out for, at a minimum, the requirement of an actual probable cause warrant for FBI access to information...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

As Summer Break Ends for House of Commons, Here Are Some Things to Watch For

Next week, the House of Commons Returns from the Summer break. There are things to watch out for as things move forward.

https://www.freezenet.ca/as-summer-break-ends-for-house-of-commons-here-are-some-things-to-watch-for/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #BillC11 #BillC18 #Canada #DigitalServicesTax #HouseOfCommons #OnlineNewsAct #OnlineStramingAct #PrivacyReform

🔒 Privacy management in Australia is a burden on consumers. Our new report reveals the true cost of protecting your data. Dive into key findings from our privacy sweep and discover what managing you privacy is costing you. Read now: https://ow.ly/Ch3950SyqMk #PrivacyReform
The cost of managing your privacy - CPRC

The cost of managing your privacy. Insights from a 24-hour privacy sweep

CPRC

The Green Party Platform Examined

Welcome to our series on examining different political party platforms in Canada. We are starting with the Green Party.

https://www.freezenet.ca/the-green-party-platform-examined/

#Business #Censorship #Copyright #News #Privacy #Security #Technology #Canada #GreenParty #platform #politics #PrivacyReform

🚨 #Canada’s political parties are exploiting our personal data for campaigns with zero oversight, and our privacy laws don’t even cover them! Demand #PrivacyReform now—send your message now! @OpenMediaOrg https://openmedia.org/VoterPrivacy
Protect voter privacy: End loopholes now!

🚨 #Canada’s political parties are exploiting our personal data for campaigns with zero oversight, and our privacy laws don’t even cover them! Demand #PrivacyReform now—send your message now!

🚨 #Canada’s political parties are exploiting our personal data for campaigns with zero oversight, and our privacy laws don’t even cover them! Demand #PrivacyReform now—send your message now! @OpenMediaOrg https://openmedia.org/VoterPrivacy
Protect voter privacy: End loopholes now!

🚨 #Canada’s political parties are exploiting our personal data for campaigns with zero oversight, and our privacy laws don’t even cover them! Demand #PrivacyReform now—send your message now!