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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 15:24:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Vincent Emmell
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PRIVACY FILES VOL. 1 NO. 4 FEBRUARY 1996.
Legislation - Canada MORE SMOKE SIGNALS FROM OTTAWA Pierrot Peladeau Data protection - CSA Model Code - Direct Marketing - Information Highway Bill C-315 on direct-marketing was defeated at first reading. Nevertheless, debates in the House of Commons showed firstly, that MPs want to discuss privacy and data protection for Canadians and secondly, that the Industry Minister will soon come up with a proposal which will most likely include legislation.
Privacy - Surveillance IN THE LINE OF DUTY ... Colin Laughlin Saskatchewan - Insurance - Redress A citizen sues the Saskatchewan Government Insurance Corporation for spying on him, even though that person had made no claim to SGI's Auto Fund.
Subjects: Legislation - Ontario HAS HARRIS REPEALED EMPLOYEES' DATA PROTECTION? YES?... NO! P.P. - Exclusive to Privacy Files Employment - Public Sector - Data Protection Even with a Management Board Secretariat memorandum to privacy coordinators, Bill 7's wording still needed decrypting. Privacy Files succeeded in getting the legislator to clarify the intention underlying amendments to Ontario's freedom-of-information and privacy acts.
Legislation - Ontario BILL 26: ONTARIO'S SHARP U-TURN Pierrot Peladeau Privacy - Data Protection - Confidentiality - Health Services - Commission - Intelligent Highways Information Management - Natural Justice An omnibus bill amends Ontario's privacy acts and many others. Its first version infringed on the data-protection principles which apply to health records; imposed fees on citizens' access to their own records held by public institutions and on appeals to the Ontario Commission; and obligated drivers to equip their motor vehicles with an electronic tracking device. Other privacy and data-protection issues could arise as indirect results of the bill or of the regulations it permits.
Private Thoughts - Column PRIVACY AND GOVERNMENT STREAMLINING Frank White Data Protection - Implementation - Information Management Though governments are continuing to increase the volume of personal information being processed, the author argues that another trend, organizational re-engineering, should result in less personal information being collected, stored, processed and communicated. Re-engineering should also minimize the risks accruing from poor quality information. Therefore, if organizations make it a strategic goal, re-engineering and streamlining could mean enhanced data protection.
Privilege - Justice SUPREME COURT OF CANADA REDUCES CONFIDENTIALITY SAFEGUARDS Lise Moisan Confidentiality - Privacy - Canada - Social/Health Services - School - Employment - Criminal Law The Supreme Court of Canada ruling on the disclosure of files held by third parties in criminal sexual assault cases could result in increased file disclosure in disciplinary hearings and civil cases relating to the same issue. Wording of the majority decision (5) is compared to what the minority (4) justices wrote. The minority decision places greater emphasis on witnesses privacy and equality rights.
Privilege - Justice FEAR OF THE "CHILLING EFFECT" Lise Moisan Confidentiality - Privacy - Canada - Social/Health Services - Criminal Law National women's groups and the Canadian Mental Health Association fear the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. O'Connor will discourage sexual assault victims from seeking counseling and from pressing charges.
Privilege - Justice NOVA SCOTIA FIRST TO BE HIT BY BIG CHILL L.M. Confidentiality - Privacy - Canada - Nova Scotia - Social/Health Services - Criminal Law In the first sexual assault case to consider a file disclosure application since the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision, the Crown stayed the proceedings because the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ordered a physician to produce the complainants file.
Privilege - Justice LEGISLATION ON THE HORIZON? L.M. Confidentiality - Privacy - Canada - Legislation - Criminal Justice Another consultation on "legislative options regarding access to confidential records" was scheduled for the beginning of February. In light of the Supreme Court of Canada decision many groups are expected to press for legislation. The federal Justice Min ister's plans are as yet unconfirmed.
Data Protection as an Art WHAT IS INFORMATION? Pierrot Peladeau Information Management - Data Protection - Information is a material object that has to be produced to exist. The costs of manipulating this object are often underestimated. Information is a combination of structure and meaning and both are totally context related. This is why an information item produced for a specific purpose could be useless, or even harmful, if put to a different use. This is especially true of information items having to do with real live people who, as a rule, participate in defining them.
CSA Model Code CSA CODE IS NOW A STANDARD L.M. The Standards Council of Canada has officially recognized the CSA Model Code as a National Standard of Canada.
Social Security - ?Distribution? THE ROAD TO OIL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS From SRC and The Guardian Prince Edward Island - Privacy - Freedom of Choice - Impact Assessment A scheme for reducing welfare recipients' heating costs is seen as negatively affecting their privacy and freedom of choice.
Privacy Technology - Encryption CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST US GOVERNMENT "ENEMY" From an Electronic Privacy Information Centre release The US federal government has dropped all charges against Philip Zimmerman, inventor of encryption software called Pretty Good Privacy.
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Colin Bennett, Political Science, University of Victoria Jocelyn Fortier, Societe des traversiers du Quebec Murray Long, Stentor Telecom Policy Inc. Stephanie Perrin, Industry Canada Marie Vallee, Federation nationale des associations de consommateurs du Quebec
EDITOR: Pierrot Peladeau EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Lise Moisan
PUBLISHER: Vincent Emmell MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION: Johanne Gagnon
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