The Office Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario is in the midst of its second annual IPC Transparency Challenge. Commissioner Patricia Kosseim is encouraging Ontario's public-sector organizations to submit their work on open data initiatives that improve government transparency. A number...

The Netherlands' data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, released a report answering questions on facial recognition programs. The AP said the technology can be used if it is "necessary for authentication or security purposes," otherwise the use of biometric data should be limited an...

The Ontario Divisional Court released an important decision this week in a judicial review case that I thought would be worth highlighting. The party bringing the judicial review was LifeLabs, the same entity that made national headlines when it experienced a large multiprovince ransomware attack a...

Nunavut's Information and Privacy Commissioner Graham Steele released a report following a breach complaint from an employee at the Department of Health, CBC News reports. An investigation found that a manager shared an employee's information with another employee due to a "lapse in judgment."Full s...

The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner's Transparency Challenge is back for a second year, in which public sector organizations share innovative solutions to promote better open government practices. This year, Commissioner Patricia Kosseim said a new element to the competition is a call f...