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Reviewing the Licensing Automation System of the Ministry of Natural Resources: A Special Investigation Report [PC12-39]

Reviewing the Licensing Automation System of the Ministry of Natural Resources: A Special Investigation Report [PC12-39] … Report on concerns raised by an MPP about the privacy and security of personal information that is currently being stored in the U.S. as part of the Licensing Automation System …

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- Published on June 27, 2012

Mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) “Tap 'n Go” – Keep it Secure and Private

Mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) “Tap 'n Go” – Keep it Secure and Private … This paper examines Near Field Communications (NFC) technologies and their growing deployment in mobile devices. Four consumer use cases illustrate NFC functionalities and benefits. Privacy and security risks are …

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- Published on November 28, 2011

A Positive-Sum Paradigm in Action in the Health Sector

A Positive-Sum Paradigm in Action in the Health Sector … Health information custodians frequently rely on de-identification when using or disclosing health information – a measure that can protect individual privacy, but often at the expense of data quality (zero-sum paradigm). Dr. Khaled El Emam, …

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- Published on March 30, 2010

A Discussion Paper on Privacy Externalities, Security Breach Notification and the Role of Independent Oversight

A Discussion Paper on Privacy Externalities, Security Breach Notification and the Role of Independent Oversight … Prepared for The Eighth Workshop on the Economics of Information Security University College, London, England June 24, 2009 … A Discussion Paper on Privacy Externalities, Security …

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- Published on December 22, 2009

Online Privacy: Make Youth Awareness and Education a Priority

Online Privacy: Make Youth Awareness and Education a Priority … This paper is a chronicle describing the IPC’s work to enhance awareness about the privacy challenges youth face on the Internet. … Online Privacy: Make Youth Awareness and Education a …

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- Published on March 25, 2009

Adding an On/Off Device to Activate the RFID in Enhanced Driver’s Licences: Pioneering a Made-in-Ontario Transformative Technology that Delivers Both Privacy and Security

Adding an On/Off Device to Activate the RFID in Enhanced Driver’s Licences: Pioneering a Made-in-Ontario Transformative Technology that Delivers Both Privacy and Security … This discussion paper describes the IPC’s work in toward the implementation of an on/off device allowing holders of an …

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- Published on March 19, 2009

Practice Tool for Exercising Discretion: Emergency Disclosure of Personal Information by Universities, Colleges and other Educational Institutions

Practice Tool for Exercising Discretion: Emergency Disclosure of Personal Information by Universities, Colleges and other Educational Institutions … In emergency situations, privacy laws in Ontario and British Columbia1 do not prohibit universities, colleges or other educational institutions from …

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- Published on October 30, 2008

RFID and Privacy: Guidance for Health-Care Providers

RFID and Privacy: Guidance for Health-Care Providers … RFID and Privacy: Guidance for Health-Care Providers. RFID technology can help save lives - and preserve privacy. … RFID and Privacy: Guidance for Health-Care …

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- Published on January 23, 2008

Breach Notification Assessment Tool

Breach Notification Assessment Tool … This document assists organizations in making key decisions about notifying individuals after a privacy breach occurs by presenting checklists covering factors affecting whether to notify, when and how to notify, what to include in a notification and other …

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- Published on December 11, 2006

Privacy and the Open Networked Enterprise

Privacy and the Open Networked Enterprise … Updated: December 2006. … Privacy and the Open Networked Enterprise …

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- Published on June 1, 2005

A Guide to the Personal Health Information Protection Act

A Guide to the Personal Health Information Protection Act … This guide is a tool to help health information custodians understand their rights and obligations under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, (PHIPA) . … A Guide to the Personal Health Information Protection …

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- Published on December 1, 2004

Promoting Transparency through the Electronic Dissemination of Information

Promoting Transparency through the Electronic Dissemination of Information … An IPC paper prepared for the Symposium on E-Governance for the 21st Century, sponsored by the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy. It has been included as a chapter in E-Government Reconsidered: Transformation of …

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- Published on April 1, 2004

The Advantages of Electronically Processing Freedom of Information Requests: The MNR Experience

The Advantages of Electronically Processing Freedom of Information Requests: The MNR Experience … Produced by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. … The Advantages of Electronically Processing Freedom of Information Requests: The …

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- Published on April 1, 2004

Best Practices for Institutions in Mediating Appeals under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Best Practices for Institutions in Mediating Appeals under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act … A Joint Project of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and the Ministry of the …

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- Published on March 1, 2004

The Security-Privacy Paradox: Issues, Misconceptions and Strategies

The Security-Privacy Paradox: Issues, Misconceptions and Strategies … This joint paper produced by IPC Ontario and Deloitte & Touche provides hands-on advice for developing strategies for information security and privacy protection. … The Security-Privacy Paradox: Issues, Misconceptions and …

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- Published on August 1, 2003

Electronic Records and Document Management Systems: A New Tool for Enhancing the Public's Right to Access Government-Held Information?

Electronic Records and Document Management Systems: A New Tool for Enhancing the Public's Right to Access Government-Held Information? … This paper examines the role that electronic records and document management systems (ERDMSs) can play in enhancing the public's right to access information from …

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- Published on July 1, 2003

Guidelines on Facsimile Transmission Security

Guidelines on Facsimile Transmission Security … This updated paper sets out guidelines for government institutions to consider when developing systems and procedures to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information transmitted by fax. … Guidelines on Facsimile Transmission …

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- Published on January 1, 2003

Concerns and Recommendations Regarding Government Public Key Infrastructures for Citizens

Concerns and Recommendations Regarding Government Public Key Infrastructures for Citizens … Examines the potential impact of PKI on the protection of personal privacy and makes recommendations for officials establishing such systems. … Concerns and Recommendations Regarding Government Public Key …

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- Published on December 1, 2002

Backgrounder for Senior Managers on the Role of Freedom of Information and Privacy Co-ordinators relating to Access to Information

Backgrounder for Senior Managers on the Role of Freedom of Information and Privacy Co-ordinators relating to Access to Information … Each provincial and municipal government organization has a Co-ordinator. This Backgrounder looks at the critically important role that Co-ordinators play. … …

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- Published on September 1, 1999