Announcement: Notice to Albertans About LifeLabs Breach
On December 17, 2019, LifeLabs publicly announced a cyberattack it incurred that resulted in unauthorized access to customer information. LifeLabs…
Fine Levelled Against Former Covenant Health Employee for Privacy Breaches
A former Covenant Health employee pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 20 to knowingly accessing health information in contravention of the Health…
Op-Ed: Learning About Privacy Needs to be Out in the Open
This op-ed was submitted to several media outlets in Alberta. Today is Data Privacy Day. A day to reflect on…
Commissioner Investigating ID Scanning Technology at Alcanna-operated Liquor Stores
The Information and Privacy Commissioner is investigating Alcanna Inc. (Alcanna) and Patronscan’s pilot project to use identification-scanning technology to permit…
Canada’s Access to Information and Privacy Guardians Urge Governments to Modernize Legislation to Better Protect Canadians
Joint Resolution: Modernizing the Laws Information and Privacy Ombudspersons and Commissioners from across Canada are urging their governments to modernize…
Commissioner Recommends Legislation for Police Information Checks
Letter: Commissioner Writes to Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Recommending Legislation for Police Information Checks and Vulnerable Sector Checks…
Former Healthcare Worker Fined, Banned from Accessing Health Information
A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) was fined $8,000 and sentenced to one year of probation with…
Health Information Breaches Result in Conviction of Clinic Employee
A medical office assistant pleaded guilty in Edmonton Provincial Court to knowingly accessing health information in contravention of the Health…
Unauthorized Accesses of Health Information Lead to Eleventh Conviction
A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) pleaded guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to illegally accessing health…
Activity Sheets, Lesson Plans Help Start the Privacy Conversation with Students
Resources: Lesson Plans and Activities for K-12 Education Canada’s privacy authorities issued a number of activity sheets today to assist…