In this issue: Meet BC’s new Information and Privacy Commissioner FOIPP Act review report a mixed bag FIPA report blasts […]
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Is Canada’s heritage minister an agent of foreign influence?
Heritage Minister James Moore accuses ‘radical extremists’ of opposing his proposed copyright legislation. FIPA’s Vincent Gogolek wonders if the minister […]
BC FIPA presents submission to Alberta FOI and Privacy Review
BC FIPA presented its submission to the Alberta Legislative Standing Committee on Health review of the Freedom of Information and […]
Special Committee reviewing BC’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Act hands down a ‘good, bad and ugly’ report
The unanimous report handed down by the Special Committee reviewing BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act has […]
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 […]