OTTAWA, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Canada's federal privacy commissioner says there are significant privacy risks in the handling of passport and election personal data.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Privacy commissioners in two Canadian provinces are reviewing whether bars that scan patrons' driver's licenses for security purposes are within the law.

OTTAWA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Canada's privacy commissioner is calling for an end to displaying the identities of individuals in court documents for public view.

OTTAWA, July 4 (UPI) -- Nearly half of all Canadians have refused to give personal information to a retailer, fearing loss of privacy, a survey indicates.

OTTAWA, June 4 (UPI) -- Canada's privacy commissioner says companies are being lax in protecting consumer data after 2007 saw a "year of data privacy disasters."

TORONTO, March 3 (UPI) -- The privacy commissioner for the Canadian province of Ontario ruled the Toronto Transit Commission's plans for more surveillance cameras is legal.

MONTREAL, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- TJX Cos. failed to have adequate security safeguards to stop hackers from stealing 45.7 million credit-card numbers, a Canadian government probe found Tuesday.

OTTAWA, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Canada's privacy commissioner is warning that the U.S.-led war on terror threatens the personal freedoms of Canadians.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A British Columbian official says the Patriot Act violates the province's privacy laws, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Saturday.

WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- A draft report on federal privacy policies makes several promising recommendations, including a government-wide privacy board, an analyst said Tuesday. The report, being considered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, also calls for clos