Tag: Technology and Security

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Toronto District School Board cyberattack: Recommendations for improved security

A social engineering attack at a TDSB high school led to the unauthorized access of personal information belonging to current and former students, parents and staff across several schools. The threat actor gained unauthorized access to the affected schools’ systems by obtaining the login credentials

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- Published on Jan 6, 2025

Guidance on the Use of Automated Licence Plate Recognition Systems by Police Services

This publication outlines the key obligations of police under privacy legislation in their use of ALPR systems. This is an update of the guidance document originally published in 2017, and provides recommendations, including best practices, on using these systems in a privacy-protective manner

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- Published on Dec 16, 2024

IPC Privacy Day event — The power of PETs: Privacy enhancing technologies

Event - January 28, 2025, 9:15am - 12pm
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 9:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST Toronto ( MaRS Discovery District ) and online NOTE: Registration to attend this event in person is now closed. You can still register to participate online. Simultaneous French translation will be provided for the webcast. Free event, register

S4-Episode 2: At face value: Facial recognition technologies and privacy

From unlocking smartphones to solving crimes, facial recognition technologies are re-shaping identification as we know it. In this episode, we peer into the privacy and human rights implications of facial recognition systems with technology and human rights lawyer Cynthia Khoo.

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- Published on Apr 4, 2024

Submission for the Five-Year Review of the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015

On September 11, 2023, the IPC provided a submission to the Ministry of the Solicitor General as part of the Five-Year Review of the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015. The submission includes eight recommendations on how the police record check regime can be improved to better balance the

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- Published on Sep 12, 2023

Protect Yourself Against Phishing

Almost everyone with an email or instant messaging account has become used to receiving a seemingly never-ending stream of unsolicited messages. Commonly known as spam, some of these messages are “phishing attempts” where the intended goal is to get the recipient to do something that compromises

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- Published on Jul 4, 2019