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The IPC raises concerns about privacy and access to personal health information under Bill 231, Convenient Care Act, 2024

Schedule 6 of Bill 231, More Convenient Care Act, 2024 introduces a complex initiative to enable Ontarians' use of a Digital Health Identity tool with the intent that Ontarians will use it to access their health records. It contains significant changes to Ontario’s health privacy law that put
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- Published on Dec 13, 2024

Joint Investigation into LifeLabs Data Breach

The joint investigation report concerning the 2019 cyberattack on LifeLabs’ computer systems was completed in June 2020. The Ontario Court of Appeal recently dismissed LifeLabs’ bid to block public release of the report.
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- Published on Nov 25, 2024

Commissioners publish 2020 investigation report into LifeLabs privacy breach affecting millions of Canadians

The report was published after the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed Lifelabs’ bid to block public release of the report TORONTO, ON — Ontario and British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioners have published the 2020 investigation report into the LifeLabs privacy breach affecting millions...
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- Published on Nov 25, 2024

Reported Breach HR23-00282

A prescribed person under the Personal Health Information Protection Act reported a breach to the IPC regarding a cyberattack that involved the unauthorized copying of approximately 3.4 million individuals’ personal health information from the prescribed person’s secure file transfer server. The
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- Published on Aug 14, 2024

Ensuring health data privacy: Insights from the UTOPIAN case

Health information research plays a vital role in improving medical treatments and the quality of care. To conduct health research, researchers require access to personal health information, the collection and use of which is regulated under health privacy laws. However, health researchers in
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- Published on Jul 18, 2024

Ransomware reality: Case study in health care cybersecurity and recovery

Unfortunately, ransomware attacks are not an uncommon occurrence, especially in this era of rapidly advancing technologies. Bad actors use ransomware attacks to extract money and cause harm to others. As these types of attacks become increasingly common, health information custodians (HICs) should
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- Published on Jul 18, 2024

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S4-Episode 4: Artificial intelligence in health care: Balancing innovation with privacy

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate and improve many aspects of health care from diagnostics to treatment. However, the use of AI in health care also raises significant questions about privacy, patient safety, ethics, and transparency. Dr. Devin Singh of Toronto’s Hospital...

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- Published on Jun 20, 2024

PR21-00041 - COVaxON Breach Final Report

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- Published on Jun 14, 2024

LifeLabs to appeal court’s decision to release Ontario IPC and BC OIPC breach investigation report

LifeLabs has announced that it is seeking leave to appeal a court ruling upholding the decision of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) to make public their joint investigation report...
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- Published on May 23, 2024

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IPC FYI Health Privacy Videos

What tools exist to help you control your health information? Our IPC FYI series has the answers!

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- Published on Apr 17, 2024