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Mounties admit records a mess (CAN)

BELLEVILLE, Ont. – A whopping backlog in the RCMP’s national crime records database shows no sign of getting better soon, the force has admitted. A spokesman for the national police agency told QMI Agency there are 430,000 criminal records waiting … Continue reading

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RCMP databases have ‘disturbing gaps’ in managing personal information records (CAN)

Canada’s privacy commissioner says she has found “disturbing gaps” in the way the RCMP manages sensitive information in some of its databases, including records related to pardoned offences. Privacy watchdog Jennifer Stoddart’s findings are contained in an audit report released … Continue reading

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