Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Participates in Online Privacy Sweep
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta will participate in the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN)…
Federal, British Columbia and Alberta Privacy Commissioners Issue New Guidelines for Online Consent
Guidelines for Online Consent (PDF) The federal, British Columbia and Alberta Privacy Commissioners have today published new guidelines to help organizations…
Information and Privacy Commissioner’s Office Comments on Amendments to Alberta’s Health Information Act
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is currently reviewing Bill 12, the Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, which…
Protect Your Privacy on Mobile Devices During Privacy Awareness Week
The Information and Privacy Commissioner is reminding Albertans to take steps to protect their privacy on mobile devices during Privacy…
Conviction in Health Information Act Investigation
A woman has been convicted of knowingly accessing the personal health information of 34 people in contravention of the Health…
Privacy First Aid for Heartbleed
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has received a number of inquiries concerning the Heartbleed vulnerability. The following…
Commissioner Concludes Probe into Edmonton Police Service Project OWE
Investigation Report F2014-IR-01 (PDF) The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has been found in contravention of the Freedom of Information and…
Commissioner Writes to the Health Minister About Amendments to Alberta’s Health Information Act
Letter: HIA Breach Reporting Recommendation (PDF) Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton has written to the Minister of Health to formally…
Commissioner Launches Privacy Breach Investigations
Today, Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton has confirmed that she will launch an investigation into the recently reported Medicentres…