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When my office investigates privacy breaches in the health care sector, at times, the defense, the explanation, or the reason given is that one believed they were in the “circle of care”. What is the circle of care? It certainly is not used in The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA). I did find one definition... read more
Why does our office use the pronoun “they”?
If you have ever read, or been the subject of, a report by the IPC, you may have noticed our office tends to use the pronoun “they” to refer to an individual. Grammatically, using plural pronouns in a singular context likely goes entirely against what our high school English teachers taught us is proper grammar.... read more
Police scanners
Starting last year, an issue arose regarding media access to police scanners. The transition from analogue radio transmission to digital transmissions created this issue. Under an analogue system, the transmission is on public air waves and anyone with the right receiver can listen in. As police forces upgraded their equipment, digital transmission means that access... read more
Records blowing in the wind – Saskatchewan needs a private-sector privacy law
Citizens in Regina had a difficult time navigating Victoria Avenue on Wednesday January 22, 2020. Boxes and papers that had spilled out of the back of a truck blocked the road. It was determined that the papers contained the personal information of citizens and that the owner of the papers was a private-sector business for... read more