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The new kid on the block: IPC is on the ‘gram

After careful deliberation, the IPC recently decided to launch its own Instagram account as a new way of connecting with Ontario’s children and youth to teach them about privacy risks and how to protect themselves online. Our creative comms team has already started posting quick tips about privacy...

Published on Nov 29, 2022

Ransomware: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

It takes years to build a reputation people can trust and seconds for a cyberattack to bring it all crashing down. Once criminals gain access to an organization’s systems and the information stored within, the door is open to identity theft, economic loss, and devastating reputational damage...

Published on Oct 13, 2022

Transparency shines bright during Right to Know Week 2022

For Canadians, Right to Know Week is a time to reflect on our access rights and the importance of open, transparent government. This week, the IPC will spread the word about the public’s right to know by sharing resources about how individuals can exercise their access rights and how public...

Published on Sep 26, 2022

IPC welcomes Professor Teresa Scassa as its first Scholar-in-Residence!

Guest blog by Teresa Scassa It is no secret that Ontario faces many challenges when it comes to privacy and data governance today. Some of these relate to ongoing efforts to ensure that our personal data and personal health information are properly stewarded in the public and healthcare sectors...

Published on Sep 6, 2022

Going digital: IPC now receives FOI appeals and payments online, anytime!

If you’ve read the IPC’s 2021 Annual Report, you’ll know that my office has set its sights on a vision to enhance Ontarians’ trust that their access and privacy rights will be respected. This vision rests on three key pillars: actively advancing Ontarians’ rights in key strategic areas that impact...

Published on Aug 10, 2022

Privacy and humanity on the brink

Certain events in life are of such seismic proportion that they remind us of our fragility not only as human beings, but as an entire human species. I first got that feeling in the chaotic aftermath of 9/11 when I feared possible nuclear retaliation might put an end to us all. I felt it again when...

Published on Jul 21, 2022

IPC 2021 Annual Report: Setting the cornerstones of a digital Ontario

One of the most profound and lasting effects of the pandemic has been the accelerated digitization of our lives as part of our new normal. In the IPC’s annual report I look back over my office’s activities throughout 2021 and reflect on how this work has positioned us to serve Ontarians differently...

Published on Jun 15, 2022

The IPC’s Strategic Priorities: One Year In

Over a decade ago, at the 35th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (as it was then called), the community of international data protection regulators walked away with a key take-home message: “ be selective to be effective.” If that old adage was applicable then, it...

Published on May 24, 2022

Ripe for public debate: Legal and ethical issues around de-identified data

Every once in a while, there are privacy investigation decisions that stand out because of their precedent setting nature. One such decision is PHIPA Decision 175, which details an investigation into the sale of de-identified data by a health information custodian to a third-party corporation. My...

Published on May 17, 2022

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