Alberta Privacy Commissioner

• AI regulation and Canadians’ privacy in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

  As experts gathered at a summit to discuss digital safety and privacy, especially among youth, the recent mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was not far from people’s minds.

  Mar 13
  
• Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over government bills

  Diane McLeod, Alberta's independent privacy and information commissioner, is concerned changes to existing FOIP rules would give the government new power to gatekeep information.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2024
  
• Advertisement
• Commissioner finds Babylon health app not consistent with privacy guidelines

  Alberta'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.

  Consumer

  Jul 29, 2021
• Advertisement
• Cadillac Fairview covertly collected images of 5M shoppers across Canada: privacy commissioners

  According 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.

  Consumer

  Oct 29, 2020
• Alberta privacy commissioner investigating Babylon health app

  A notice saying Clayton "launched investigations" into the app was posted on the OIPC website Tuesday.

  Consumer

  Apr 21, 2020
• NDP calls for Alberta minister to resign after contacting doctor on personal phone

  An Alberta doctor has sent a complaint to the province's privacy commissioner following an after-hours call from Tyler Shandro on his personal phone.

  Politics

  Apr 5, 2020
• Alberta privacy commissioner investigating Alcanna’s use of ID scanning at liquor stores

  Alberta's privacy commissioner is investigating Alcanna's ID-scanning pilot project aimed at curbing violent liquor store robberies.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• Alberta privacy commissioner has concerns with ID-scanning plan at liquor stores

  A 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.

  Consumer

  Jan 22, 2020
• Advertisement
• Alberta privacy commissioner clarifies privacy laws and rules about GSAs

  In 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.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2019
• Advertisement
• UCP allegations that NDP improperly deleted over 800,000 emails ‘unsubstantiated’: Alberta privacy commissioner

  Two-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.

  Politics

  Mar 12, 2019