November 27 EDMONTON – The 2023-2024 Annual Report of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta was tabled today by the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly and has now been published online by the OIPC. “The 2023-24 year can best be characterized as a year of change and engagement for…
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UK: Institutional abuse victims awarded £30,000 after data breach
BBC reports: Three victims of historical institutional abuse (HIA) in Northern Ireland who were exposed in a major data breach are each to receive £30,000 in damages, the High Court heard on Wednesday. The settlements were announced in claims against the body, which was set up to champion their cause, and The Executive Office. Proceedings were…
Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner calls for changes to new proposed public sector access and privacy legislation for Alberta
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has published comments and a call for changes to two new access to information and privacy bills tabled in the legislative assembly earlier this month by the Alberta government. The bills are designed to create two new pieces of legislation to replace the existing…
Tech Companies Push Back on Vietnam’s Proposed Data Protection Law
Scott Ikeda reports: Vietnam’s draft of a new data protection law has sparked pushback from US tech companies, who have been eyeing the country as one of Asia’s leading growth markets. The tech companies primarily object to what would be stringent international data transfer terms, and the ability of the government to demand that data…