The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is doing a review to see if Canada was affected by the breach, and is in “daily” contact with Perceptics, but has no imminent plans to change providers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also used the firm, which was hacked in May, making at least 50,000 American licence-plate numbers available on the dark web. (CBC)

Talking point: The CBSA has been contracting Perceptics for its licence plate-reading technology as far back as 2007; the firm’s tool automates and instantly checks databases of vehicle licence plates coming into Canada from the U.S. It’s meant to strengthen border security, enhance trade flow and fight terrorism and organized crime. But in the U.S., CBP found that Perceptics had moved copies of licence-plate and traveller images to its own network without authorization, violating U.S. government policy. The CBSA has yet to determine whether the breach affected Canada—but if it did, it could have implications for a number of Canadian institutions that have contracted Perceptics in recent years, including the Canada Revenue Agency, Halifax Harbour Bridges and International Road Dynamics.