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Fact Sheet #17 - Applying PHIPA and FIPPA/MFIPPA to Personal Health Information

The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to provide organizations that are defined as both health information custodians under the Personal Health Information Protection Act ( PHIPA) and institutions under public sector privacy and access to information legislation, namely the provincial Freedom of
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- Published on Apr 19, 2011

What Students Need to Know - Grade 10 Teacher's Guide

Other Resources: Grade 10 Fact Sheet What Students Need to Know - Grade 11 & 12 Teacher's Guide
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- Published on Dec 6, 2010

Fact Sheet #16 - Health-Care Requirement for Strong Encryption

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, in Order HO-004 and Order HO-007, required that health information be safeguarded at all times, specifically by ensuring that any personal health information stored on any mobile devices (e.g., laptops, memory sticks, PDAs) be strongly
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- Published on Jul 16, 2010

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, a senior investigator at the Children’s Hospital of
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- Published on Mar 30, 2010

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
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- Published on Dec 22, 2009

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.
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- Published on Mar 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

This discussion paper describes the IPC’s work in toward the implementation of an on/off device allowing holders of an Enhanced Drivers Licence (EDL) to prevent the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) from being read by unauthorized third parties and disengage the RFID when not required for border
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- Published on Mar 19, 2009

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 responsibly disclosing a student’s personal information, including information about their mental, emotional or other health conditions, to parents or
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- Published on Oct 30, 2008

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.
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- Published on Jan 23, 2008

Reference Check: Is Your Boss Watching? The New World of Social Media: Privacy and Your Facebook Profile

Social networking websites such as Facebook are now so popular that they are being used by employers to screen prospects. Information you post on your profile for the amusement of you and your friends may, therefore, be viewed in a different light. This short paper cautions users of these sites
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- Published on Oct 24, 2007