IIROC loses portable device that contains date on 52,000 brokerage firm clients
The federal privacy commissioner has cautioned insurance companies: Obtain proper consent before checking credit scores
A few simple steps can reduce vulnerability to fraud and identity theft
IF YOU ARE USING WEBSITES to communicate with clients, you should be paying attention to a recent bulletin from Jennifer Stoddart, the privacy commissioner of Canada. Late last month, Stoddart released the results of a summer survey, which she referred to as a “wake-up call.” The research found that several popular, unnamed websites have allowed […]
SEC hopes report will help strengthen compliance
New privacy guidelines offer help and warnings about storing sensitive information over the Internet
As personal information becomes more and more accessible across the web, governments are stepping in to caution searchers and those who search
Thieves are going online in greater numbers and using social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to gather more information about their targets
By comparing your business practices with privacy laws, you may be able to use the web in limited ways to research people
Financial advisors using social media or Internet search websites to conduct background checks on job candidates or clients could be violating privacy laws. However, the privacy commissioners’ offices in British Columbia and Alberta recently released guidelines on this issue for businesses in their provinces. Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks were released in October 2011 […]