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…
Commissioner Seeks Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton will apply to the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal the recent…
Privacy Awareness Week 2012
Privacy Awareness Week 2012 runs from April 29 to May 5. This event was first jointly promoted internationally in 2007…
Federal, British Columbia and Alberta Privacy Commissioners Outline Building Blocks for Effective Privacy Management
Resource: Getting Accountability Right with a Privacy Management Program (PDF) Resource: Accountability At a Glance (PDF) The Federal, British Columbia…
Commissioner to Probe Edmonton Police Service Warrant Initiative
Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton has initiated an investigation into Project OWE, the Edmonton Police Service warrant initiative, which…
Organizations Need to Double Check Tax Statements Before Mail-out to Prevent a Breach of Personal Information
It is that time of year where organizations are sending out their official tax statements to facilitate the filing of…
Edmonton Public School District Did Not Follow Its Own Policies in Loss of Memory Stick
Investigation Report F2012-IR-01 (PDF) An investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner found that the Edmonton Public…
Privacy Commissioners Sign New MOU on Private Sector Privacy
The Information and Privacy Commissioners of British Columbia and Alberta and the Federal Privacy Commissioner have renewed their commitment to…
Supreme Court of Canada Issues Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld former Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work’s interpretation that extending the time for…
Guidelines for Using Social Media for Background Checks
Resource: Social Media Background Checks (PDF) The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has released guidelines on…