Letter: Outsourcing and the USA PATRIOT Act
Open Letter from the Commissioner on Outsourcing and the USA PATRIOT Act (PDF) There is currently a great deal of…
Commissioner Releases Investigation Report Regarding Privacy Complaints Against EPCOR
Investigation Report P2004-IR-01 (PDF) Frank Work, Information and Privacy Commissioner, received privacy complaints against EPCOR, an electric utility company. The…
OIPC Clarifies When Health Service Providers Can Disclose Patients’ Health Information
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) wants to make sure that health service providers in Alberta are…
Commissioner Concludes Investigation on Privacy Complaint Against a School District
Investigation Report F2004-IR-02 (PDF) Frank Work, Information and Privacy Commissioner, received a complaint that the Conseil scolaire catholique et francophone…
Commissioner Releases Investigation Report Regarding Privacy Complaint Against the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Investigation Report F2004-IR-01 (PDF) Frank Work, Information and Privacy Commissioner, received a privacy complaint against NAIT. The Complainant said NAIT…
New PIPA Legislation Explained at Access and Privacy Conference
The new Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) affects minimum requirements for collection, use, and disclosure of citizens’ personal information by…
Commissioner Accepts Facial Recognition Software Privacy Impact Assessment
Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has accepted the facial recognition software (FRS) privacy impact assessment (PIA) submitted by Alberta…
Commissioner Urges Schools to Consider Privacy Obligations Before Implementing Drug Detection Programs
Commissioner Frank Work is urging schools to consider privacy obligations prior to implementing drug detection programs. Recent media reports have…
Information and Privacy Commissioner Can Now Review Registrar Decisions to Grant or Deny Access to Motor Vehicle Information
Beginning on May 1, 2004, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner will review decisions by the Registrar of…
Commissioner Urges Businesses to Consider Privacy Obligations Before Implementing RFID Rechnology
Commissioner Frank Work is urging Alberta businesses to consider their privacy obligations prior to implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) devices.…