The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public institutions to either slow down or completely stop releasing materials in response to access and freedom of information requests. "Some privacy professionals are responsible for responding to FOI requests, and it is helpful to know how jurisdictions across Canada are reacting to these changes," writes Sujoy Chatterjee, CIPP/C, CIPM. In this piece for Privacy Perspectives, Chatterjee looks at how the pandemic has affected FOI requests and what can be done to help privacy professionals as the situation continues.
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