The Government of Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has reportedly discontinued his investigation into the PowerSchool data breach after the company agreed to take steps to improve its cybersecurity. Global News reports that at least 87 school boards across the country were affected by the breach, with impacts on more than 2,770,000 students and alumni and more than 35,000 staff and teachers. This included numerous Indigenous students, staff, and teachers across the country. The commissioner’s office stated that it “will be monitoring to ensure that all of PowerSchool’s commitments are fully met.” The Government of Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is continuing its separate investigation into the data breach.
