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Data Privacy Canada: Alberta Separatist Group Ordered to Remove Voter Database
Data privacy Canada was thrust into the spotlight after the Centurion Project was ordered to take down a searchable database containing millions of Albertans' personal information. The Silicon Review reports on the court injunction and RCMP investigation. An Alberta separatist group has been ordered by the Court of King's Bench to immediately remove a publicly accessible online database containing the personal information of millions of Alberta voters. The urgent injunction, granted on April 30, targets the Centurion Project, a group advocating for Alberta's sovereignty. Elections Alberta told the court that the list was originally provided legally to the Republican Party of Alberta but allegedly ended up in the hands of the separatist group, which then created a searchable database. The leaked data is a critical and "extremely sensitive" component of elections management. The database is believed to have included first names, middle names, surnames, home addresses, postal codes, telephone numbers, unique identifier numbers, electoral divisions, and voting areas. The Canadian Press reports that the database listed addresses of prominent politicians, top elections officials,...
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