Alberta Privacy Commissioner
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Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over government billsDiane McLeod, Alberta's independent privacy and information commissioner, is concerned changes to existing FOIP rules would give the government new power to gatekeep information.PoliticsNov 20, 2024
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Commissioner finds Babylon health app not consistent with privacy guidelinesAlberta's Privacy Commissioner has found that the Babylon by Telus Health app wasn't complying with the Health Information Act and Personal Information Protection Act.ConsumerJul 29, 2021
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Cadillac Fairview covertly collected images of 5M shoppers across Canada: privacy commissionersAccording to the report, the company embedded small, inconspicuous cameras inside mall directories at 12 Canadian malls which collected images of customers without their knowledge or consent.ConsumerOct 29, 2020
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Alberta privacy commissioner investigating Babylon health appA notice saying Clayton "launched investigations" into the app was posted on the OIPC website Tuesday.ConsumerApr 21, 2020
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NDP calls for Alberta minister to resign after contacting doctor on personal phoneAn Alberta doctor has sent a complaint to the province's privacy commissioner following an after-hours call from Tyler Shandro on his personal phone.PoliticsApr 4, 2020
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Alberta privacy commissioner investigating Alcanna’s use of ID scanning at liquor storesAlberta's privacy commissioner is investigating Alcanna's ID-scanning pilot project aimed at curbing violent liquor store robberies.CanadaJan 23, 2020
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Alberta privacy commissioner has concerns with ID-scanning plan at liquor storesA plan to crack down on violent robberies at liquor stores by scanning people's IDs before allowing them inside has Alberta's privacy commissioner concerned.ConsumerJan 22, 2020
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Alberta privacy commissioner clarifies privacy laws and rules about GSAsIn a rare move, the privacy commissioner issued a statement Tuesday to clarify how Alberta's privacy laws protect the identities of students who join gay-straight alliances at school.PoliticsJun 18, 2019
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UCP allegations that NDP improperly deleted over 800,000 emails ‘unsubstantiated’: Alberta privacy commissionerTwo-year-old allegations levelled by the UCP, suggesting Alberta's NDP had improperly deleted at least 859,861 emails in their first year after forming government, have been found to be "unsubstantiated" in a report released by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.PoliticsMar 12, 2019
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Uber will inform all Canadians whose data may have been compromised in 2016 breachUber says it will inform all Canadians whose personal data may have been compromised in a 2016 breach after Alberta's privacy commissioner ruled it must do so.CanadaMar 9, 2018
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