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Canadian privacy regulators pass resolution to address privacy-related harms resulting from deceptive design patterns

Privacy regulators from across Canada have issued a joint resolution calling for action on the growing use of deceptive design patterns (DDPs) that undermine privacy rights. Passed at their October an...

Nov 13, 2024

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Ministry of Health

An individual (applicant) asked the Ministry of Health (Ministry) for access to records related to a meeting between the Ministry and the Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad (SOCASMA). The ...

Nov 13, 2024

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Ministry of Children and Family Development

An applicant requested information about himself from the Ministry of Children and Family Development (Ministry). The Ministry disclosed the responsive records, but withheld some information in them u...

Nov 8, 2024

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Michael Harvey

Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Telephone: (250) 387-5629
E-mail: info@oipc.bc.ca

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