identity theft

Plastic SIN card to be phased out

May 22, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Payroll, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting

In an attempt to save money, protect privacy and prevent identy theft, the Globe and Mail reports, the federal government has introduced plans within budget Bill C-38, to cut the social insurance number (SIN) card.

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Strengthen personal data security; avoid the Sony experience

May 4, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Customers and employees entrust their personal information to businesses on a daily basis and expect that these businesses will treat that information with the care and respect it deserves by implementing the proper safeguards to keep it safe. However, just recently…

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Most organizations still don’t encrypt data when it leaves the office

December 17, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Privacy and Security

I recently read a news release by the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner that indicated that there are still high incidences of laptops containing personal information being stolen—without having security measures such as encryption put in place. The commissioner was left scratching his head.