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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 […]
FIPA Bulletin – April 2009
Catch up on our activities in our spring update for members. In this issue: Free to Speak Campaign urges mass […]
Big Opt Out Campaign rallies British Columbians against privacy threats of new e-Health system
The BC Government plans to roll out its new “e-Health” system of integrated electronic healthcare records as early as June […]
BC FIPA Presents Submissions on Info Commissioner’s 12 Reform Proposals
BC FIPA presented its submissions to the House of Commons Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) regarding […]
Alarm raised over BC government plan to outsource its computer nerve-centre to US-owned company
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 […]
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 […]