Federal privacy commissioner investigating Crime Stoppers data breach

This is the latest fallout from the CrimeStoppers data breach. The Federal Privacy Commissioner is now investigating Navigate360, the American company behind the software that CrimeStoppers uses for tips. The CBC investigation revealed over 1.5 million Canadian tips were leaked after a hacker got into the tip platform in March. When previously asked if it would investigate, the Commissioner's office said federal privacy law generally does not apply to not-for-profits like CrimeStoppers. In today's video, we'll walk you through a tip and focus in Navigate 360's anonymous reporting system. On Tuesday, it announced it would be investigating Navigate 360. It will be looking at what security it had in place when it was hacked to try and figure out whether or not it was complying with Canadian privacy law. A privacy law expert told CBC that it's good to see the office take action, but says Canadian privacy law has a lot of weaknesses and loopholes. Now, the question is whether the commissioner can actually enforce any violations it may find. Navigate 360 hasn't responded to multiple requests from CBC, but did confirm its systems were breached after CBC published its investigation. Its first public acknowledgement of the hack, seven months after it happened. Michelle Allen, CBC News, Winnipeg.