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Two Changes in the Rules of Procedure
When my office finalizes a Report, we send it to many people. Recently we realized that those that are interested have two ways of being alerted about our Reports. First, they can sign up for our RSS feed and each time something is added to our home page, they will receive an email. That would... read more
Learning about Digital ID
I had the pleasure of discussing and learning about digital ID’s, some call digital credentials with Cosanna Preston-Idedia. Cosanna is the Vice President, Advisory Services for the Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada. During our discussion, Cosanna provides insight into the current state of affairs with digital credentials internationally and in Canada. “what we are trying... read more
Bill 101 Amendments to the CFSA
The Minister of Social Services has tabled Bill 101 with amendments to the CFSA. The Commissioner suggested the Minister consider some amendments that would improve the legislation. The open letter can be read here. read more
Raising Awareness of the Facts about Fax
The ongoing use of traditional fax machines to send personal information and personal health information by government institutions and trustees continues to raise privacy concerns. My office and Canada’s other privacy commissioners and ombudspersons called for a concerted effort to phase out the use of traditional fax machines in a September 2022 resolution which can... read more