English Information Commissioner issues statement on police use of facial recognition technology (FRT)

BC OIPC provides instruction to delete a user account and DNA on 23andMe

Alberta, update to access and privacy legislation, passed in December and in force this spring

Federal Privacy Commissioner launches new online privacy breach risk self-assessment tool

Law Society – Bite Size video – cloud computing guide

Ontario IPC commissions report on workplace surveillance technologies

Australian IPC releases new Privacy Basics e-Learning module

Watch Law Society video-Cyber Breaches through Third Parties

Australia’s privacy commissioner publishes its Digital ID regulatory strategy

5 takeaways from the Lifelabs case

Tag: education

April 14, 2025 - Danielle Malach, Analyst

What Does it Mean if a Proactively Reported Privacy Breach is Informally Resolved?

Public bodies or trustees can proactively report a privacy breach to the IPC when it has a reasonable basis to suspect or confirm a privacy breach has occurred. While not required by law, the IPC encourages public bodies and trustees to proactively report, to our office, if there is a suspected or confirmed privacy breach.... read more

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March 31, 2025 - Ron Kruzeniski, Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Last Podcast

Well, all of a sudden, my term is just about up. It will end April 30, 2025. I thought it was time to talk about my 10 plus years as the Information and Privacy Commissioner. A thank you to staff past and present. Together we accomplished a lot, and I thought it was worth talking... read more

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March 12, 2025 - Julie Ursu, Manager of Communication

What Have We Done?

In a world where I am older than the official birth of the internet and technology moves faster than I can…it can be a challenge keeping up to date on emerging website trends. Anyone who works in this office knows that when we have an idea (or have an idea given to us) we make... read more

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March 3, 2025 - Megan Borland, Analyst

AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Balancing Innovation and Privacy of Information

Canada enacted the first federal privacy protection in 1977 as part of Part IV of the Canadian Human Rights Act. The right to privacy was further supported in the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 and when the federal Privacy Act and Access to Information Act were proclaimed in 1983.... read more

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