When the chief of staff for Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil publicly released sensitive medical data about a former cabinet minister last year, he violated the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, The Canadian Press reports. “The report finds that the disclosure is a breach of the privacy rules,” said Nova Scotia Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully. Her report also states that the breach occurred because of a lack of privacy training for a majority of the premier’s senior staff. Additionally, Tully’s report also recommends the premier’s office create and hire a chief privacy officer to improve internal policies and oversee staff privacy training — not just in the premier’s office, but in other government agencies as well.
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