Archive (Year: 2025)
Snooping in a Police Database
OIPC recently issued Investigation Report 123-2025 into a case where Constable Clinton Duquette of the Regina Police Service (RPS) snooped into the personal information of six individuals over a period of three years. The RPS is subject to The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LA FOIP). Penalties for contravening LA... read more
Avoiding Abandoned Patient Records
After being with this office for more than 21 years, I had hoped that we had finished hearing about abandoned patient records. While there should never be a circumstance where patient records containing the personal health information of individuals are abandoned, such instances unfortunately continue to occur. There was a big push years ago to... read more
Explaining Cookies in the Internet Age
The other night I overheard my daughter say, “I don’t know what cookies are. I just accept them whenever they come up.” This got me to thinking. I, too, blindly accept the offer of cookies (real or digital) without giving it a second thought. But what are we really doing when we just accept cookies... read more
Canada’s privacy regulators call for strong protection of children’s privacy in the development and use of educational technologies
As Canada marks National Child Day, privacy authorities from across the country have issued a joint resolution to help ensure that privacy rights and the best interests of children are paramount in the development, procurement, and deployment of educational technologies (EdTech). The resolution, was unanimously adopted at the annual meeting of Canada’s information and privacy... read more