Canadians hit by CRA hack need compensation, says former privacy commissioner | Canada Tonight

At the height of this year's tax season, the Canada Revenue Agency discovered that hackers had obtained confidential data used by one of the country's largest tax preparation firms, H&R Block Canada, according to an investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada. Ann Cavoukian, former Ontario information and privacy commissioner, says what happened is ‘beyond belief,’ adding that Canadians have to demand an investigation.

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