Archive for January, 2012
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Alberta Teachers’ Association
- on January 9, 2012
- in Court Decisions, PrivaTips
On December 14, 2011 the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a decision made by the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) regarding statutory timelines. The Court agreed with the IPC that the extension of the 90-day statutory set timeline for review would not terminate an inquiry or void a finding of non-compliance with Alberta’s Personal Information and Protection Act (PIPA).
Read More»Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks
- on January 9, 2012
- in Commissioner Guidance, PrivaTips
With social media becoming widely accessible, employers have taken this as an opportunity to gain background information on potential employees and volunteers.
With easy access to information the risk of violating privacy laws has become heightened. In response to growing privacy concerns and inquires, Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has released Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks.
Read More»Federal Privacy Commissioner’s New Behavioural Advertising Guidelines
- on January 9, 2012
- in Commissioner Guidance, PrivaTips
Online tracking of internet users for marketing purposes has become commonplace in the advertising world. These practices have recently been called into question by Canada’s privacy watchdog.
On December 6, 2011 the Canada’s Privacy Commissioner released new Guidelines for online behavioural advertising. This form of advertising involves gathers information from internet users over time by tracking their online activities, in order to deliver advertising directed at the users’ interests. Behavioural advertisers often build detailed personal profiles of users in order to assign them to various interest categories.
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