Commissioner Releases Report on Information Collection

June 10, 2003

Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work today issued his investigation report into information collection activities by an outside enterprise occurring at Alberta high schools. The investigation into the practices found no personal information was being collected, used or disclosed by the schools themselves. However, there were concerns with how a company involved in school presentations is able to gather student personal information. The report suggests to all Alberta high schools a set of precautions to protect the personal information of students and their families.Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work today released an investigation report regarding the collection of student information by an outside enterprise occurring at Alberta high schools.