NEW PUBLICATIONS
January 31st, 2009 10:00am
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New from FIPA:
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FIPA Annual Report for 2009 Click Here
FIPA Annual Report for 2008 Click Here
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THE HALLMARKS OF FAIRNESS: IMPROVING ALBERTA’S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT -- Submission to the Alberta review of the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
June 2010 Click Here
FIPA SUBMISSION TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE [BC] FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
February 2010 Click Here
FAILING FOI: HOW THE BC GOVERNMENT FLOUTS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
AND STONEWALLS FOI REQUESTS - An analysis of the BC Government’s response
to freedom of information requests, 2006 – 2008
May 2009 Click Here
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BLACKED OUT: GOVERNMENT SECRECY IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Alasdair Roberts
Maxwell School of Syracuse University
Alasdair Roberts' Blacked Out is a fast-paced, well-informed and engrossing account of the emergence of a worldwide movement to hold governments accountable by requiring them to disclose information they would rather withhold to conceal corruption, bureaucratic incompetence, environmental degradation, human rights abuses and other misconduct. It is essential reading for proponents of open societies.
-- Aryeh Neier, President, Open Society Institute
NetLibrary selects Blacked Out as eBook of the Month for August 2006
SEE MORE AT: http://www.aroberts.us/ REVIEW:http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/roberts0706.htm
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New from FIPA:
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A CHANCE FOR TRANSPARENCY:
THE FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION
FIPA's Submission on Bill C-2, The Federal Accountability Act, May 2006
Download at:Click Here
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New from FIPA:
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PIPEDA AND IDENTITY THEFT:
SOLUTIONS FOR PROTECTING CANADIANS
Identity theft is the fastest growing and most serious non-violent crime in North America. As private sector organizations increase the scope of the personal data they collect from Canadians, and as technology increases the ease by which this data is circulated and exchanged, Canadians are at a greater risk of having their identities stolen than ever before.
This report from FIPA analyzes the intersection between identity theft, technology, and current private sector information management practices. It details how identity thieves use the latest technology, as well as "low tech" means, to take advantage of private sector practices to perpetrate their crime. It suggests how Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act may be implemented so as to improve the Act's effectiveness in dealing with identity theft.
First submitted in April 2005 and revised in April 2006, this FIPA report was funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, under its Contributions program launched in 2004.
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT (pdf): Click Here
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MORE FIPA PUBLICATIONS
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See "Publications" further down on the right margin of this website.
New from FIPA:
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FIPA Annual Report for 2009 Click Here
FIPA Annual Report for 2008 Click Here
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THE HALLMARKS OF FAIRNESS: IMPROVING ALBERTA’S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT -- Submission to the Alberta review of the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
June 2010 Click Here
FIPA SUBMISSION TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE [BC] FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
February 2010 Click Here
FAILING FOI: HOW THE BC GOVERNMENT FLOUTS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
AND STONEWALLS FOI REQUESTS - An analysis of the BC Government’s response
to freedom of information requests, 2006 – 2008
May 2009 Click Here
* * *
BLACKED OUT: GOVERNMENT SECRECY IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Alasdair Roberts
Maxwell School of Syracuse University
Alasdair Roberts' Blacked Out is a fast-paced, well-informed and engrossing account of the emergence of a worldwide movement to hold governments accountable by requiring them to disclose information they would rather withhold to conceal corruption, bureaucratic incompetence, environmental degradation, human rights abuses and other misconduct. It is essential reading for proponents of open societies.
-- Aryeh Neier, President, Open Society Institute
NetLibrary selects Blacked Out as eBook of the Month for August 2006
SEE MORE AT: http://www.aroberts.us/ REVIEW:http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/roberts0706.htm
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New from FIPA:
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A CHANCE FOR TRANSPARENCY:
THE FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION
FIPA's Submission on Bill C-2, The Federal Accountability Act, May 2006
Download at:Click Here
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New from FIPA:
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PIPEDA AND IDENTITY THEFT:
SOLUTIONS FOR PROTECTING CANADIANS
Identity theft is the fastest growing and most serious non-violent crime in North America. As private sector organizations increase the scope of the personal data they collect from Canadians, and as technology increases the ease by which this data is circulated and exchanged, Canadians are at a greater risk of having their identities stolen than ever before.
This report from FIPA analyzes the intersection between identity theft, technology, and current private sector information management practices. It details how identity thieves use the latest technology, as well as "low tech" means, to take advantage of private sector practices to perpetrate their crime. It suggests how Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act may be implemented so as to improve the Act's effectiveness in dealing with identity theft.
First submitted in April 2005 and revised in April 2006, this FIPA report was funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, under its Contributions program launched in 2004.
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT (pdf): Click Here
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MORE FIPA PUBLICATIONS
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See "Publications" further down on the right margin of this website.
