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For a complete list of all blog posts please click hereProactively 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
Exs Beware!
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