Nova Scotia FOI
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N.S. rejects findings calling for release of documents on youth jail riotInformation and privacy commissioner wrote that the department was refusing to release information about the risk of violence in the facility.CanadaMar 17, 2022
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After more than 650 days, province says Nova Scotians will be able to file FOI requests online againThe tool was yanked down 651 days ago after a data breach on the website exposed 7,000 documents containing personal information such as social insurance numbers and child custody documents.PoliticsJan 15, 2020
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More instances of ‘unusual activity’ found on N.S. freedom of information websiteThe province says they're also providing free credit reporting services for a year to the 323 people affected by the breach.CanadaApr 30, 2018
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Police ‘overreached’ in arrest of N.S. man accused in breach of website: expertsDavid Fraser, a Halifax privacy lawyer, said "it seems like the Crown will have a very difficult time proving fraudulent intent."CanadaApr 17, 2018
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Halifax law firm looking into possible class action over N.S. data breachInformation including social insurance numbers, birth dates and personal addresses were inappropriately accessed when the province's freedom of information (FOI) portal was breached between March 3 and 5.CrimeApr 16, 2018
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‘No longer up to the task’: N.S. privacy watchdog says province’s laws need to changeCritics of Nova Scotia's privacy and information legislation point to the outdated laws as a reason to implement change.PoliticsJun 27, 2017
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Nova Scotia information and privacy watchdog says access to information laws need strengtheningTully's 34 recommendations in the report released today call for a general strengthening and modernization of the province's access and privacy laws, which she says haven't yet entered the digital era.CanadaJun 27, 2017
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