From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Alberta: Amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) were proclaimed in force on May 1, 2010, and added a new requirement for organizations to notify the Information and Privacy Commissioner of incidents “involving the loss of or unauthorized access to or disclosure of personal information where…
Category: Non-U.S.
Privacy Awareness Week
Privacy Awareness Week is an annual promotion by the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) forum that commenced in 2007. Here are some items related to it this year: From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Australia: A new free online tool to help people protect themselves against identity theft has been launched as part…
Kids at risk – watchdog fingers Facebook
Isaac Davison reports: Almost half of all New Zealanders now use online social networks – but most of us are hugely concerned about the information children are sharing on the internet. A Privacy Commission survey issued today reveals nearly 45 per cent of Kiwis have online profiles – most on Facebook – which is up…
Guernsey: Data protection law amended to include prison time
Michael Adkins of Collas Day summarizes amendments to the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law. According to Wikipedia, Guernsey is a possession of the UK and not part of the UK nor part of the EU. Of particular interest to me in their amendments: Section 55(2) has been amended to offer further exemptions to people…