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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.
#News #Privacy #Security #Alberta #Canada #CanPol #CenturionProject #DataLeak #JasonKenney #politics #PrivacyCommissioner #PrivacyReform
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So of course the NZ Privacy Commissioner will be pushing for third-party service providers to be subject to the OIA for every aspect of public service work they handle, just like the agencies commissioning them, right? Riiiight?
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@biddy_sue @felix @kyhwana @ThisCJ @oseiler
Privacy Commissioner's response to ManageMyHealth breach: A masterclass in looking busy while doing nothing
Timeline:29 Dec 2025: ManageMyHealth breach detected (108K-126K users affected)
21 Jan 2026: Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry
31 Mar 2026, 16:30: Privacy Commissioner sends email (effective 1 Apr - <24hrs notice)What the email says:
Enquiries email address closing 1 April
All complaint actions PAUSED until inquiry completes (no timeline given)
To complain, you must FIRST:
• Contact ManageMyHealth (who didn't respond to my 3 emails)
• Contact Te Whatu Ora
• Contact your GP
• Provide documentary evidence of all attempts
• Prove you gave them "reasonable chance to respond"
Must demonstrate individual harm (not "general concerns about the breach")The Catch-22:
Data not breached? = No individual harm = "general concerns" = not actionable
Data was breached? = Must exhaust remedies with organisations that failed to protect you first
Either way? = Complaint action paused indefinitely anywayWhat this reveals:
The Privacy Commissioner is conducting an inquiry (looks like action) while making individual complaints nearly impossible (avoids making findings against government agencies/contractors).
Independent security analysis showed ManageMyHealth had:DMARC set to monitoring only (anyone could spoof their domain)
Weak 1024-bit DKIM keys (not industry standard 2048-bit)
Zero DNSSEC protection across 19 subdomains
Misconfigured email transport securityThese are basic infrastructure failures, known best practices for over a decade.
But apparently that's a "general concern" not worth the Privacy Commissioner's time.
Sent at 16:30 on 31 March, effective 1 April. You were meant to miss it.#NZPol #Privacy #DataBreach #ManageMyHealth #PrivacyCommissioner #Accountability
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OTTAWA - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada today held a press conference regarding the digital attack on Telus Canada's networks and information systems. Telus recently announced that attackers had claimed to have exfiltrated nearly 1 petabyte of company data, including customer data, equivalent to approximately 250,000 DVD movies.
The Commissioner announced a full investigation will take place. He also indicated that Canadian consumers should not be excessively worried about the breach of their personally identifiable information (PII), as the attackers will still be obligated to follow the requirements of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada's data privacy law since passage in 2000.
#Canada #privacy #Telus #hack #hackers #intrusion #exfiltration #PIPEDA #PrivacyCommissioner #security #PII
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Vinomofo Failed to Protect Customer Data, Australian Privacy Commissioner Rules https://thecyberexpress.com/vinomofo-failed-to-protect-customer-data/ #PrivacyCommissioner #CyberEssentials #FirewallDaily #BusinessNews #dataprivacy #databreach #CyberNews #Vinomofo #OAIC
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🚨 Ah, #Kmart, the retail tech pioneer, bravely tackling refund fraud by trying to turn into a discount version of Minority Report—until the Privacy Commissioner crashed the sale. 📸💰 Who knew that trading your face for a 5% discount could be considered "unlawful"? 🙄
https://www.oaic.gov.au/news/media-centre/18-kmarts-use-of-facial-recognition-to-tackle-refund-fraud-unlawful,-privacy-commissioner-finds #RefundFraud #RetailTech #PrivacyCommissioner #Discounts #MinorityReport #HackerNews #ngated -
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Rules Kmart’s Facial Recognition Use Unlawful https://thecyberexpress.com/kmart-facial-recognition-technology-unlawful/ #FacialRecognitionTechnology #AustraliaPrivacyWatchdog #PrivacyCommissioner #facialrecognition #Regulations #Compliance #CyberNews #CarlyKind #OAIC
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Google Laughs Off Strongly Worded Letter From Privacy Commissioner
Canada's privacy laws continue to be a long running joke after Google laughs of the strongly worded letter from the privacy commissioner.
https://www.freezenet.ca/google-laughs-off-strongly-worded-letter-from-privacy-commissioner/
#Business #News #Privacy #Security #Canada #Google #PersonalInformation #PrivacyCommissioner #RightToBeForgotten
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This is what a privatised health system looks like folks.
The same people who can buy a McDonalds can buy a franchise to host your most personal data. Under terms that are legal only because the NZ Privacy Act is a leaky sieve, protecting only the most cut'n'dried lowest common denominator of privacy rights. Overseen by a toothless #PrivacyCommissioner, hamstrung by underfunding.
I won't be using Manage My Health. I suggest you think twice before you do.
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Canada's Privacy Commissioner reported to parliament that it was, in fact, illegal.
Canada Post doesn't want to hear it.
Contact your MP to complain about that part!
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Home Depot Canada routinely shared customer data with Facebook owner, privacy commissioner finds
https://bit.ly/3WPwiOQ #HomeDepotCanada #PIPEDA #PrivacyCommissioner #Facebook #Consent #Meta #cdnpoli
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Making people host their own #LiveStreams, by leasing server resources and setting up #FreeCode streaming software, just shifts the problem sideways. Then instead of FB, the #PrivacyCommissioner and the #ChiefCensor would be blaming whichever ISP leased use of their server to people who used it for objectionable streams.