• Privacy commissioner investigating provider behind Crime Stoppers data breach

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-10-28 14:44:48.0
  Tags: [National, Public Safety, Justice, Technology]

  Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has launched an investigation into Navigate360, the U.S.-based commercial provider managing the P3 tip platform used by Crime Stoppers programs across Canada, following a cybersecurity breach. The breach, which occurred between November 21, 2025, and March 5, 2026, compromised 176,859 tips submitted to the software, exposing sensitive personal details including names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses. In response, several Canadian police forces, including Toronto Crime Stoppers—where 12,392 of the affected submissions potentially contained personal information—have temporarily suspended their use of the platform pending security assessments and regulatory compliance checks under federal private-sector privacy law.

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• Privacy commissioner to investigate Canadian Crime Stoppers breach

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-27 20:18:31.0
  Tags: [National, Public Safety, Justice, Technology]

  Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has opened an investigation into Navigate360, a U.S. third-party vendor hired by Crime Stoppers chapters worldwide, following a data breach that compromised over 1.5 million Canadian tips spanning 25 years. Approximately 850,000 of the leaked tips included personally identifiable information. The probe will examine the security safeguards Navigate360 had in place to determine compliance with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), while highlighting a legal gap regarding the law's applicability to not-for-profit organizations like the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association.

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• OIPC Releases Submissions for the ATIPPA 2015 Review

  Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
  Date: 2026-10-14 14:00:46.0
  Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Governance, Justice, Technology]

  The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has released its official submission for the statutory five-year review of Newfoundland and Labrador's Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (ATIPPA, 2015), pursuant to section 117 of the legislation. While maintaining that ATIPPA, 2015 remains the strongest access to information law in Canada, Information and Privacy Commissioner Kerry Hatfield's submission outlines targeted amendments to clarify solicitor-client privilege oversight, strengthen privacy protections regarding political parties, and address emerging challenges associated with artificial intelligence and digital technology. The statutory review process is being conducted by committee chair Keri-Lynn Power, LLB (Hons), LLM, appointed by the Minister of Justice and Public Safety.

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• Nova Scotia to expand protections for people affected by AI-generated intimate images

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-11 20:06:46.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Justice, Public Safety, Technology]

  The Nova Scotia government introduced a new bill on September 11, 2026, to amend the provincial Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act, expanding protections for individuals affected by AI-generated or altered intimate images created without their consent. Provincial Justice Minister Scott Armstrong stated that the proposed statutory changes will ensure victims do not have to prove that intimate images were shared without their consent. This legislative amendment aims to streamline the process for victims applying for court orders to have non-consensual AI-generated images taken down.

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• Attorney general’s statement on new legal filings related to Tumbler Ridge tragedy

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-02 21:50:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Justice, Technology, Public Safety]

  British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma announced provincial support for new legal filings against OpenAI by families and survivors affected by the February 10, 2026, tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. The provincial government is actively exploring separate legal options in British Columbia and California to hold OpenAI and its leadership, including CEO Sam Altman and Ann O'Leary, accountable for failing to notify law enforcement regarding explicit, flagged threats made by the perpetrator on the ChatGPT platform. Additionally, the province is coordinating parallel legal processes and working to secure support for community rebuilding efforts, including the construction of a new Tumbler Ridge school facility.

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• Attorney general’s statement on Meta settlement, need for safeguards in Canada

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-08-31 18:30:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, National, Technology, Justice, Public Safety]

  British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma released a public statement demanding that Meta Platforms, Inc. immediately implement the same youth online safety protections in Canada that the company agreed to deploy for users under 18 in the United States under an $18-billion settlement. The U.S. settlement involves allegations that Meta's platforms contributed to harms experienced by children and youth and misled the public about product safety, prompting mandatory safeguards including age-related content restrictions, age-verification measures, and usage-reduction features. Attorney General Sharma emphasized that B.C. is urging Meta to fix its platforms in Canada without waiting for the outcomes of active lawsuits, while highlighting the province's past advocacy and legislative actions including the Intimate Images Protection Act and the federal Safe Social Media Act.

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