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Privacy watchdog concerned as Alberta passes bill to end fall legislature sitting

Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner says she is worried — but not surprised — the province voted this week to pass legislation she says will reduce public access to government information. “I am concerned,” commissioner Diane McLeod said in an interview. “All of those things I think are going to impact the right of access […]

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Alberta information watchdog concerned as warnings about government bill not heeded

An Alberta government bill proposing changes to freedom of information rules has passed third and final reading in the legislature despite the province’s information and privacy watchdog warning they will “significantly degrade” transparency. The bill, now awaiting royal assent, creates a number of new exemptions for what documents can be provided to members of the […]

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Canada’s privacy commissioner opens investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency

The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of biological samples collected from athletes. The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the investigation will examine whether the collection, use and disclosure practices of the organization respect Canada’s personal information law for the private sector. The commissioner’s office says […]

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CSE should make changes or stop using polygraphs: watchdog report

A new watchdog report says there are fundamental issues with the use of polygraphs for security screening by Canada’s cyberspy agency. It calls for the Communications Security Establishment and the federal government to urgently address them or stop using the tests for security screening altogether. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says it’s the […]

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