Passkeys instead of passwords

White House issues Executive Order on AI

English Information Commissioner issues guidance re: monitoring workers

Amendments to the FOIP Regulations

Chief Information Officer of Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky applications from government-issued mobile devices

Ontario IPC investigates hospital breaches

Toronto Public Library breach

Federal public servants information breached

Ontario IPC issues draft digital charter for schools

Federal Commissioner posts personal information glossary

Year: 2018

May 28, 2018 - Melanie Coyle, Analyst

Proactively reporting breaches to the IPC

As our office is always trying to improve our processes, we have recently formalized the way we treat privacy breaches that are proactively reported to our office. Proactively reporting a breach means that when a public body or trustee learns of a privacy breach in its organization, it reports it to our office. While not... read more

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April 12, 2018 - Ron Kruzeniski, Information and Privacy Commissioner

Who signs for an adult?

Two of my staff were giving a presentation to an organization who has both children and adults in its care. Questions were asked about who could sign for the adult (18 or older) when that adult may not have capacity to sign or consent.  This question took me back to the work I did for... read more

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February 22, 2018 - Sharon Young, Analyst

Technology and function creep

“I love technology, But not as much as you, you see. But I still love technology. Always and forever.” Kip from the movie Napoleon Dynamite Technology takes on a central role in most, if not all, workplaces. It is difficult to imagine a workplace without computers. Further, cloud computing is enabling workplaces to organize themselves... read more

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January 12, 2018 - Ron Kruzeniski, Information and Privacy Commissioner

So, Do We Collaborate?

I had someone, whom I respect, say to me that some public bodies feel we don’t collaborate. This caused me to think about this concern and I thought it important to clarify our role and in turn define expectations. ‘Collaborate’ in the Oxford Dictionary is defined as, “work jointly on an activity or project”. As... read more

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