The unanimous report handed down by the Special Committee reviewing BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act has […]
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FIPA Annual Report for 2009
Read about all the ways that FIPA is pursuing its mission to protect and advance the freedom of information and […]
BC Lousy at Guarding Privacy: Information and Privacy Commissioner
From the Tyee The British Columbia government’s push for greater power to collect and widely share citizens’ personal information should […]
Community organizations sound the alarm on BC government’s $180 million program to collect and share personal information
Charities, non-profit groups and privacy advocates have joined forces to issue a critical report on the $180 million Integrated Case […]
BC government ignores legal requirement to do Privacy Assessment on $180 million program to data-match personal information
The BC government is ploughing ahead with a massive data-matching program that will centralize control of all the personal information […]
BC FIPA publishes “Culture of Care … or Culture of Surveillance?” a study of the Integrated Case Management System and Independent Community Services Organizations
BC FIPA today published “Culture of Care…or Culture of Surveillance?” its extensive study on the BC Government’s Integrated Case Management […]
BC Privacy Commissioner finds Vancouver Health Authority’s e-health system has ‘major deficiencies’ in privacy protection
Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner Paul Fraser has released the findings of an extensive investigation into the adequacy of privacy […]
FIPA Bulletin – March 2010
In this issue: FOIPP Act review committee hears a lot about “How it was meant to be” Birthday party marks […]
Following privacy breach, BC may create a chief privacy officer position
British Columbia’s provincial government will explore creating a new chief privacy officer position following a recent privacy breach scandal involving […]
Scathing report details botched e-health plans
By Vaughn Palmoer, Vancouver Sun (Excerpt) February 18, 2010 The B.C. Liberal drive for electronic records-keeping in the health care […]
BC FIPA Submissions on Review of Freedom of Information and Privacy Act
BC FIPA presented its submissions to the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act […]