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The Commissioner has recently issued two investigation reports where employees of a trustee snooped in the personal health information of their ex’s new partners. In both cases, the Commissioner found that the employees did not receive privacy training. It is understandable that emotions can run high following a break up. The urge to find out... read more
Dictionary… what is it?
The Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) has released an online searchable dictionary. A dictionary you ask? What is a dictionary? A “dictionary” is a collection of words which alphabetically range from A to Z. The dictionary details and explains each word and gives that word its own unique definition. Primarily, its... read more
Guidance for protecting personal information for MLAs and Ministers
On January 1, 2018, members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and their offices and members of the Executive Council (Ministers) and their offices became subject to certain provisions of Part IV of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP). In other words, MLA offices and Ministers’ offices have a duty to protect... read more
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