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By Lauren Bride | 3 Minutes Read October 31, 2012

Understanding employee privacy and work-issued computers

Last week, Alison J. Bird wrote for the First Reference Talks blog about the R. v. Cole case, involving a high school teacher who had kept photos of a naked, underage student on his work computer. In the several days, there have been a flurry of news stories calling attention to privacy boundaries employees can expect regarding work-licensed technology.

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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read September 20, 2012

Slaw: Advice from Ontario Privacy Commissioner: Make privacy part of your corporate culture

The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner is calling on organizations to make privacy a part of their corporate culture. Dr. Ann Cavoukian, says it is not enough for organizations to have a privacy policy in place – they must take steps on an ongoing basis to make sure it is reflected in every aspect of their operations.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Privacy / employment law, Make privacy part of your corporate culture, privacy law, privacy policy, Privacy practices and procedures, private-sector privacy laws

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read April 26, 2012

Slaw: Privacy management guide aims to improve accountability

The privacy commissioners of Canada, Alberta and British Columbia have developed a guide to help organizations implement an effective privacy management program that meets private-sector privacy legislation and to provide consistent direction on what it means to be an accountable organization when dealing with individuals’ personal information...

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Privacy / accountability, customer trust, employment law, information practices, online information practices of organizations, personal information, Privacy Commissioner, privacy law, privacy management, private-sector privacy laws, reputational risk

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