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By Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA | 3 Minutes Read October 7, 2013

Can an employee request access to their personnel and payroll files?

In Canada, employees have the right to access information in their personnel and payroll files, provided that it does not interfere with another employee’s privacy rights.

Article by Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Privacy / access to information, accountability, accuracy, challenging compliance, compliance, consent, destroying information, disclosure and retention, employee access to information, Employee records, employment law, employment records, HR Law, identifying purpose, individual access, limited collection, limited use, openness, Payroll, payroll information, Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act, PIPEDA, policy, privacy practices, privacy principles, privacy rights, private sector privacy legislation, safeguards, substantially similar legislation

By Ron Richard | 3 Minutes Read December 19, 2012

Privacy practices for developing mobile applications (apps)

Privacy practices, and all things mobile, are both hot topics these days. This is in part because mobile devices and apps are fun, cool, provide value, and are on the rise. They are used by professionals of all types, and people of most any age, including our youth. This however feeds the assumption that technology in general, including mobile devices and apps, is threatening the privacy rights of individuals.

Article by Ron Richard / Business, Privacy / Absolute Software, accessing collected data, compliance, data collection, information is being collected, mobile app developers, mobile applications, Mobile apps, mobile devices, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, PIPA, PIPEDA, privacy law, privacy legislation, privacy management program, privacy policy, privacy practices, privacy protection, risk management, Seizing Opportunity: Good Privacy Practices for Developing Mobile Apps’, technology, usage and flow, used and disclosed

By Ron Richard | 3 Minutes Read September 17, 2012

When a privacy policy is not enough!

Does your organization have an IT risk management program in place that draws upon various stakeholders to identify and prioritize privacy risks and related mitigations? Does your IT risk management program maintain appropriate records and provisions for access to information and privacy? And, have you implemented a privacy policy, only to find out that during internal audits there was a lack of compliance?

Article by Ron Richard / Privacy / A Policy is Not Enough: It Must be Reflected in Concrete Practices, Corporate culture, internal audits, IT risk management program, lack of adherence to policy, Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, privacy policies into practice, privacy policy, privacy practices, risk management policy

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