Thursday, February 25, 2010

Alberta Privacy Commissioner tells retailer not to do routine credit checks of sales staff

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The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has just ordered Marks' Work Wearhouse to stop carrying out routine credit checks on...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner cuts services due to lack of funds

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The Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan is reportedly having to scale back services after the provincial government nixed a request for add...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Don't tell the world where you aren't

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There's a lot of power in social media, but many tweet or update their status withouth thinking about what they are telling the world. T...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Newfoundland court concludes Information and Privacy Commissioner may not review privilege claims

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The Supreme Court of Newfoundland has released what I think is a very important decision under that province's access to information leg...
Monday, February 15, 2010

Bar watch program coming to Halifax

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Following in the footsteps of British Columbia and Alberta, bar owners in Halifax are talking about rolling out a "Bar Watch" prog...
Friday, February 12, 2010

Privacy Commissioner consultations on new technologies: a few thoughts

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Over the last month, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched two public consultations related to new and emerging tech...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Interim BC privacy commissioner appointed

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The BC Government has appointed an interim Information and Privacy Commissioner to fill the role until the legislature resumes in the spring...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

BC Privacy Commissioner's resignation leaves office in limbo

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I posted earlier this week that David Loukidelis has resigned as Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia to take on the po...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

BC Commissioner to leave post, become Deputy AG

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BC Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis is leaving the post to become Deputy Attorney General of BC. Here's the officia...
Monday, January 11, 2010

New privacy rules for Crown-run casinos in Saskatchewan

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The Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner has told government run casinos in the province to requiring the addresses of people who buy show tick...