Nova Scotia Information and Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully released her annual report, CBC News reports. Tully’s report states 40 percent of the appeals her office received were related to “denial of access to records.” Tully writes government agencies have failed to conduct searches and respond to requests in an adequate amount of time. As databases continue to grow, Tully notes there is an “urgent need to strengthen and clarify the responsibilities for and monitoring of interoperable health information databases to protect the privacy of Nova Scotians’ health information.”
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