The Ontario government cannot release information about Russell Williams’ DNA’s tests because that might violate the serial killer’s privacy.

The federal competition watchdog says Canada's largest real-estate board is using privacy concerns as a pretence for preventing brokers from giving consumers direct access to important online data on the Multiple Listing Service.

Ontario's privacy commissioner is investigating after records containing personal health information of nearly 6,500 Ontarians who took part in the province's colon cancer screening program may have gone missing.

Wi-Fi systems on smartphones and laptops may be used to secretly report the locations of users, their family and friends unless changes are made to their design, warns Ontario privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian.

Ontario's information and privacy watchdog is looking into complaints of possible political interference in freedom-of-information requests, a spokesman said Friday.

Ontario’s education minister admits it’s “unacceptable” that it’s taking so long to get daycare abuse reports online but said privacy concerns prevail.

A group of women at a Toronto strip club say their privacy was invaded when a Ryerson University employee took photos of them relaxing on a rooftop during their breaks.

The federal government should look to Ontario's privacy legislation when devising better ways to safeguard Canadians' health information, says the province's information and privacy commissioner.

Former British MP George Galloway says he is suing the Canadian government, alleging it breached his privacy rights and branded him a terrorist last year.

Facebook's changes in response to an investigation last year meet the expectations of Canadian privacy law, the federal privacy commissioner says.

Some 763 patients' records vanished with a University Health Network pharmacy assistant's purse; Ontario’s privacy commissioner demands encryption.

The head of Ontario's privacy watchdog says she "hit the roof" after hearing that a computer memory stick containing the medical files of hundreds of Toronto patients was stolen.

Industry Minister Tony Clement says the government has sought to find a "balance" between collecting data and respecting Canadians' privacy with its recent decision to scrap the mandatory long census form.

Michael Ignatieff says protecting his children’s privacy doesn’t mean they are not close to him.

A woman who claims a Rogers cellphone bill ruined her marriage says at least a dozen other people have said the company breached their privacy.

Mortgage brokers still have a ways to go in protecting the personal information of their customers, Canada's privacy commissioner says.

Social-networking site Facebook has introduced a number of new policies and settings amid growing concerns over how it uses members' private information.

A Toronto woman is suing cellphone provider Rogers Wireless for a breach of privacy that led to the end of her marriage.

Ontario hospitals may soon be required to provide information about how they're run to the public.

Personal privacy must remain paramount as the “smart grid” electricity system is built around the province, said Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner.

Ontario's privacy commissioner is urging the Liberal government to ensure consumer privacy is a key part of its ongoing Smart Grid electricity plan.