Christmas Shopping Tips to Protect Your Privacy
Commissioner Jill Clayton is reminding consumers and businesses to be especially vigilant in protecting personal information from thieves and fraudsters…
Clear Requirements Needed in Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Legislation
One of the functions of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is to comment on freedom of…
Privacy Commissioners Help Developers Seize Opportunity to Create Privacy-Friendly Apps
Resource: Good Privacy Practices for Developing Mobile Apps Today’s app economy is like a new frontier marked by innovation, thousands…
Charges Have Been Laid Under the Health Information Act
Thirty-four charges have been laid against an individual under the Health Information Act, along with six additional charges under the…
Investigator Determines Pharmacy Collecting Too Much Information About Patients’ Immune System Function
Investigation Report H2012-IR-01 (PDF) An investigator with the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s office has found that the Calgary Co-op pharmacies’…
Information and Privacy Commissioners Co-host the 7th Annual PIPA Conference
Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Jill Clayton, and British Columbia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, will co-host the 7th…
Right to Know – Promoting Openness and Transparency
September 24-28th, 2012 is Right to Know (RTK) Week in Canada. This is an annual event to promote freedom of…
Information and Privacy Commissioner to Investigate Information Management and Security in Light of Shaw Court Fire
Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton is initiating an investigation in the wake of the July 11 fire and explosion…
Commissioner Issues Report on Two Years of Mandatory Breach Reporting in Alberta
Amendments to Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) requiring private sector organizations to report certain privacy breaches to the Information…
Privacy Commissioners Call on Small- and Medium-sized Businesses to Look Before They Leap Into the Cloud
Cloud Computing for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (PDF) Increasingly today, the word cloud is almost as likely to be spoken…