The B.C. government is getting ready to contract out its computer nerve-centre to a U.S. company, says B.C.’s biggest public-sector […]
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Free to Speak Campaign takes on unfair BC election law, warns of danger to individuals and small groups
Vancouver – A non-partisan coalition, including FIPA, the BC Civil Liberties Association, and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, has come together […]
Landmark court ruling upholds right of access to electronic records
A ruling handed down on January 13 by the Ontario Court of Appeal is “a landmark decision that upholds the […]
Canadian Senator’s Bill Aims to Crack Down on Spam
The suspension of Parliament in the ongoing political crisis is not likely to interfere with a much-needed anti-spam bill tabled […]
Privacy News Highlights – 2008
Weekly privacy news briefs from around the world Privacy News Highlights – 7 Jan 2008 Privacy News Highlights – 21 […]
Commissioners tell universities, “Protect life over personal privacy.”
B.C., ONTARIO PRIVACY COMMISSIONERS ISSUE GUIDELINES AFTER SUICIDES OF TWO STUDENTS The reluctance of two universities to disclose information that […]
Diverse Coalition Launches New Effort to Respond to Government Censorship and Threats to Privacy
In an effort to protect and advance the human rights of freedom of expression and privacy, a diverse coalition of […]
FIPA Bulletin – October 2008
Here is the Fall Update for our members. In this Issue: FIPA joins with newspaper and taxpayer groups to challenge […]
Right to Know Week shines a spotlight on growing government secrecy
FIPA and the office of BC’s Information Commissioner are bringing the world’s leading commentator on freedom of information issues to […]
OIPC decision (F08-07) in IBM contract disclosure dispute – 24 Jul 2008
The Information and Privacy Commissioner, David Loukidelis, has filed his decision regarding the impact of third party requests for review […]
BC Civil Liberties group decries secret consultations
The BC government increasingly engages in secret consultations when legislative and policy changes are being considered. The latest example concerns […]