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By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read February 10, 2011

Destruction of information – do you know your obligations?

Here’s something you might want to know about: the Federal Government has introduced a law to impose stricter obligations with respect to information and security breaches.

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Privacy / Bill C-29, collecting data, data storage, FAPP, Finance and Accounting PolicyPro, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy and risk management, Privacy Commissioner, privacy legislation, recycling, Safeguarding Canadians' Personal Information Act, security breaches, security gaps

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | < 1 Minutes Read January 7, 2011

Take access to information requests seriously

I recently read a case coming out of the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner dealing with an access to information request. Though this was a case dealing with a public body, the principle applies to any information request: there was simply no reason to deny the disclosure of information.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Privacy / access to information, Alberta, disclosure, employment law, FIPPA, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, information request, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, personal information, trade secrets

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | < 1 Minutes Read December 17, 2010

Most organizations still don’t encrypt data when it leaves the office

I recently read a news release by the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner that indicated that there are still high incidences of laptops containing personal information being stolen—without having security measures such as encryption put in place. The commissioner was left scratching his head.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Privacy / Alberta, canadian employment law, employment law, encryption, Encryption technology, identity theft, laptops, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, personal information, private sector privacy legislation, protecting personal information, security measures, stolen laptops, technology

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