Canada’s Privacy Czar Launches Investigation Into Student Information Data Breach

Canada’s Privacy Czar Launches Investigation Into Student Information Data Breach
A person types on a computer keyboard in Toronto on Oct. 9, 2023 in this photo file. The Canadian Press/Graeme Roy
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The federal privacy watchdog says he has launched a formal investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada.

Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe was launched after his office received a breach report from U.S.-based PowerSchool, which provides the affected software, and a complaint about the incident.