Commissioner Comments on University of Alberta’s Plan to Outsource Its Email Service to Google
The University of Alberta has submitted a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner…
Mark’s Work Wearhouse Investigated under the Personal Information Protection Act
Investigation Report P2010‐IR-01 (PDF) The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has found that Mark’s Work Wearhouse (MWW) contravened…
Commissioner Work Expresses Grave Concern Over Recent Court of Appeal Ruling
The Alberta Court of Appeal issued a ruling earlier this week in which it said that in order to extend…
Christmas Shopping Tips to Protect Your Privacy
Oh the weather outside is frightful But the stores are quite delightful Because retailers all agreed To privacy, privacy, privacy…
Alberta Health Services Cleared in Wake of Computer Virus Outbreak
Investigation Report H2009-IR-07 (PDF) In July 2009, Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced that a computer virus had compromised health information…
Medical Clinic Fails to Track Use of Electronic Records
Investigation Report H2009-IR-05 (PDF) An individual complained to the Commissioner that an employee at the Bigelow Fowler Clinic in Lethbridge…
Emergency Health Services Amendment Act Raises Concerns
Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has some major concerns about Bill 62, the Emergency Health Services Amendment Act, which was…
Privacy Commissioner and Child and Youth Advocate to Team Up on Children’s Online Safety
Information and Privacy commissioner Frank Work and Child and Youth Advocate John Mould will team up to develop awareness and…
New Guidelines to Assist Bar Owners on Collection of Personal Information
Guidelines for Licensed Premises (PDF) Amendments to the Gaming and Liquor Act (GLA) officially became law in Alberta this week. The GLA…
Commissioner Reacts to Changes to Personal Information Protection Act
Information and Privacy Commissioner, Frank Work, sees most of the amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act which have been…