Tag: Privacy and Transparency in a Modern Government

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Right to Know Week: Prioritizing transparency in a modern government

September 27 to October 3 is a special time, celebrated across the country, to raise awareness about access rights and freedom of information. I’ll be joining my fellow commissioners in a series of activities throughout the week to put the spotlight on access to information and I hope you’ll take

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- Published on Sep 27, 2021

Vaccine passports must meet highest level of privacy protection

May 19, 2021 – Privacy should be front and centre as governments and businesses consider COVID-19 vaccine passports as a tool to help Canadians return to normal life, say Canada’s privacy guardians. Vaccine passports would allow people to travel and gather again and could support economic recovery...

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- Published on May 19, 2021

It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Read Twice, Click Once

News of cyberattacks continues to dominate headlines across the country. From individual instances of identity theft to large-scale ransomware attacks involving millions of people, these malicious assaults on our personal data systems show no sign of abating. As their tactics become more

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- Published on Oct 15, 2020

Right to Know Week: Putting access rights in the spotlight

This is my first Right to Know Week as Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. I am excited to join my fellow commissioners from across the country in raising awareness about access rights and freedom of information from September 28 to October 4. Freedom of information is essential to

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- Published on Oct 15, 2020

A whole new kind of “homework”: Ensuring access and privacy rights from the hearth

The new work-from-home reality hit many of us like a ton of bricks - bricks and mortar, that is. From a usual Friday afternoon at our office desks, surrounded by familiar people and things... to a Monday morning email instructing us to stay home for the sake of our own health and safety. With no

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- Published on Jul 23, 2020