Weekly privacy news briefs from around the world for 2007. Privacy News Highlights – 4 Jan 2007 Privacy News Highlights […]
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2007 Whistleblower award presented to former employee of BC Ministry of Water, Air and Land Protection
On December 11, the 2007 Whistleblower Award was presented in a ceremony at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre campus. A […]
Government of Canada introduces legislation to tackle identity theft
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada introduced legislation to help combat identity theft on November 21. “This […]
Legislative review of BC’s Personal Information Protection Act gets in gear: All-party committee calls for submissions
The special committee to review BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) has issued a call for written submissions. The deadline […]
Canada’s new do-not-call list process a farce: Michael Geist
The news over the summer that the CRTC was at long last moving forward with a national do-not-call list generated […]
BC FIPA Makes Submission for the Customer Name and Address Information Consultation by Public Safety Canada
BC FIPA sent its submission for the Customer Name and Address Information Consultation to Public Safety Canada today. FIPA outlines […]
It’s Right to Know Week in Canada
“Right to Know Week” in Canada runs from Friday September 28 to Friday October 5, 2007. Events across Canada will […]
2007 BC Information Summit will ask, “How can we strengthen the public’s right to know in an adversarial world?”
During the 1990s, the Canadian public enjoyed a steady increase in access to government information. New freedom of information laws […]
Access to information reforms urgently needed, says BC’s Information Commissioner
In his annual report, released today, Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis has called on the Premier and Cabinet to […]
ACTION ALERT: Join Canada’s privacy watchdogs in call for suspension of new no-fly list
Canada’s official privacy watchdogs have formed a united front to call for suspension of the Canadian government’s new no-fly list […]
Joint Letter by National Organizations Call For Feds to Scrap Plan for a “No Fly List”
Ten national organizations including civil liberties, anti-racism, and groups representing immigrants and refugees are calling for the federal government to […]