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Early in 2008, the Federal, Alberta and British Columbia Privacy Commissioners released guidelines for the use of video surveillance. These guidelines support a cautious approach to implementing such surveillance.
Here are the guidelines as released by the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner.
Introduction
The use of video surveillance by private sector organizations has exploded in [...]

Commissioner rules reference check was in compliance with Personal Information Protection ActInformation and Privacy Commissioner, Frank Work, has determined that information collected in an employment reference check was in compliance with the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
An individual had complained that a former employer had disclosed information not related to her job to a [...]

News Release:
Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is reminding Albertan’s of their right to be able to access information as Right to Know Week kicks off in Canada.
Information and Privacy Commissioner, Frank Work, says open transparent government must be a priority of all levels of government. “Reluctance to keep citizens completely informed, or the refusal to [...]

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada now has a blog.
While this blog has been created to help build links and stimulate discussion on privacy issues of interest to Canadians and other privacy stakeholders, it is not to be considered a source of authority on the interpretation of the Privacy Act or the Personal [...]

Apparently, there is “no particular urgency” to this one.
Thousands of patients in the Capital Health region are being told some of their private information is missing after four laptops were stolen from an office.
The theft happened back in May, but the Edmonton-area health authority is only revealing the problem now, saying the risk of [...]

Canadian privacy guru David T.S. Fraser has put together a “Privacy Calendar” in Google, to track privacy-related events taking place worldwide. The previous link will take you to the calendar. At the bottom right of the calendar page you will see a “subscribe” link. Click it to add the Privacy Calendar to your Google Calendar.
Canadian Privacy [...]

Sensitive medical and psychiatric information about disabled people has been posted online as part of a government call for proposals to run group homes in two communities in northern B.C.
While the clients are not named by Community Living B.C., local people say there’s so much detail on the website that the adults are easily identifiable.
Personal [...]

Older Workers Have Higher Levels of Engagement — As reported by HRI, workers ages 55 and over surpass younger employees on levels of workplace motivation and engagement.
Thirteen Ways to Frustrate Your Employees — from Michael Hyatt
Speaking in Public – Effectively — aimed a preachers, good for all speakers.
PIPEDA Review Transcripts — links to evidence presented [...]

I wonder if Safeway’s supplying this type of personal information is a bit of quid pro quo. We report your employees to you and you return the favour, if necessary.
Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled that Canada Safeway did not have authorization to release personal information of an individual to that person’s employer.
In [...]

Another privacy breach. This is not enough to make me give up credit cards and on-line shopping, but I sure check my account balance regularly.
Millions of credit card accounts may have been compromised after hackers stole customer information last year from computer systems of TJX Cos., the U.S. parent firm of Canadian retailers Winners [...]