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Bringing about a higher level of transparency and accountability in provincial and federal governments to help protect taxpayers from abuse.

PNP whistleblowers say they won’t go quietly after privacy breach report

Two whistleblowers whose private information was leaked in brown envelopes from Prince Edward Island’s government to the Liberal Party say they won’t fade away without being compensated for the economic and emotional toll on their lives.

A report released last month by the privacy commissioner — completed six years after the initial complaint — found the province breached the basic privacy rights of three women who held a September 2011 news conference to allege fraud and bribery in a provincial immigration program.

Read more at CBC News

Uber hack: NDP requests formal investigation into breach

The NDP is calling on Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien to open a formal investigation after the ride-hailing service Uber admitted earlier this week it covered up a hack that compromised the personal information of 57 million users and drivers last year.

A spokesperson for Therrien told Global News on Wednesday it asked Uber to explain how the hack happened and how many Canadians are affected but that the company told them it “was not able to confirm the number of impacted Canadian customers.”

Read more at Global News