The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Tuesday, July 05, 2005
The Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner has released his report on the case of the missing backup tape (for earlier reports, see The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Incident: Encrypted tapes containing health information on hundreds of thousands of Albertans missing or tampered with). The report is available from the Commissioner's site:
Investigation Report H2005-IR-001:"Commissioner releases report into missing computer tape containing health information. Commissioner Frank Work initiated an investigation on his own motion under the Health Information Act (HIA) into the loss of a missing data tape containing information related to the administration of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP), specifically group premium statement information.
Click to view more information Investigation Report H2005-IR-001."
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