Check privacy commissioner’s blog
First published Oct. 3, 2007
Journalists’ demands for access to information frequently are in collision with privacy rights, which various levels of bureaucracy cite as a reason for withholdling information.
Where do individual Canadians and media fit into this ongoing tug-of-war between privacy and access?
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has a blog, written by staffers, dealing with an assortment of privacy issues and problems. In its mission statement, the commissioner’s office says “this blog will make a special effort to identify and highlight information and advice that may help Canadians understand their rights under Canada’s privacy legislation. We will be making a special effort to identify and explain material that will help owners, managers and employees of small and medium-sized enterprises to understand their rights and responsibilities under Canada’s privacy legislation.”