Canada's privacy commissioner says Equifax fell short of its privacy obligations to Canadians during and after a global data breach in 2017.
Privacy concerns included poor security safeguards, retaining information too long, inadequate consent procedures, a lack of accountability for Canadians' information and limited protection measures offered to affected individuals after the breach.
Equifax Canada and its U.S.-based parent company agreed to enter into a compliance agreement and has taken steps to improve their security, accountability and data destruction.
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