News
The following news feed provides an overview of the current activities and news from APPA members.
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- Joint IPCA/OPC investigation recommends overhaul of Police privacy practices
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) | Published on 2022-09-08
- Privacy regulators welcome changes to Airbnb policy on surveillance camera use
- Appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples
- Appearance before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-26
- Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on its study on the federal government’s use of technological tools capable of extracting personal data from mobile devices and computers
- British Columbians facing longer wait times to access records from BC Government
- Commissioner to release special report on BC Government’s timeliness in responding to access to information requests
- Commissioner statement on Data Privacy Day and the 20th Anniversary of the Personal Information Protection Act
- BC independent oversight offices urge public consultation, legislative reform on use of artificial intelligence
- Appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on its study of Bill S-231, the Increasing the Identification of Criminals Through the Use of DNA Act
- Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2022-23 Annual Report to Parliament
- A 39-year-old Chinese Female Arrested for a Suspected Doxxing Offence Relating to Emotional Entanglements
- Privacy Commissioner’s Office Launches Anti-fraud Promotional Campaign Entitled “Don’t Hand Over Your Personal Data – Beware of Fraudsters”
- Launch of New Online Data Breach Notification Form
- Reaching Out to the Community – Feature Interview with Privacy Commissioner by Ta Kung Pao
- A 30-year-old Chinese Female Arrested for a Suspected Doxxing Offence Relating to Emotional Entanglements
- Privacy Commissioner Publishes an Article entitled “AI’s Tipping Point: A Reminder on the Importance of Privacy and Ethics” at Hong Kong Lawyer
- Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong, Visits the Shenzhen Data Exchange to Foster Relationship
- Telling a good Hong Kong Story – PCPD attends the 59th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum
- Reaching Out to the Community – Privacy Commissioner Interviewed by the Media
- Privacy Commissioner’s Office Proactively Commences Compliance Checks of All Credit Reference Agencies to Ensure the Data Security of Credit Reference Databases