13 Canadian federal departments using phone data extraction tools without required privacy assessments
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According to contracts obtained under access to information legislation, 13 Canadian federal departments and agencies are using tools capable of extracting personal data from phones and computers, including encrypted and password-protected information. Radio-Canada reports that these departments did not undergo privacy impact assessments as required by federal government directive, raising concerns about compliance with privacy regulations.
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· 3 pulledTools capable of extracting personal data from phones or computers are being used by 13 federal departments and agencies, according to contracts obtained under access to information legislation and shared with Radio-Canada.
Radio-Canada has also learned those departments' use of the tools did not undergo a privacy impact assessment as required by federal government directive.
The tools in question can be used to recover and analyze data found on computers, tablets and mobile phones, including information that has been encrypted and password-protected.
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