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- Privacy Commissioner applauds dismantling of database
(May 29th, 2000)
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada Bruce Phillips is extremely pleased that Human Resources Development Canada is taking steps. - The Privacy Commissioner's 1999-2000 annual report
(May 16th, 2000)
Looking back, moving forward: the Privacy Commissioner releases his 1999-2000 annual report. - Privacy Commissioner welcomes a new era in privacy protection
(April 17th, 2000)
A major improvement in the laws protecting Canadians' privacy rights results from the passage of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Top of Page 1999
- The Privacy Commissioner's 1998-99 annual report
(October 19th, 1999)
The Privacy Commissioner's 1998-99 annual report was released today.
Top of Page 1998
- Government Moves to Protect Privacy in Private Sector
(October 1st, 1998)
The most far-reaching impact of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act will be on all personal information handling in the federally-regulated private sector. - The Privacy Commissioner's 1997-98 annual report
(July 22nd, 1998)
The Privacy Commissioner's 1997-98 annual report was released today.
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- Phillips seeks Court ruling on Customs/EI match
(September 29th, 1997)
Despite a promising start - a commitment to a national privacy law in the private sector - the federal government appears to have lost its own way and risks embarking "on the slippery slope to a general surveillance system", says Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips in his annual report tabled today.
Top of Page 1996
- Government's Privacy Message "Mixed"
(July 29th, 1996)
Canadians' privacy suffered a serious blow this year as the federal government began commercializing some operations, effectively ending legal protection for clients' and employees' privacy. - Phillips Cheers Promise of National Privacy Law
(May 23rd, 1996)
Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips is heartened and more than a little relieved by the federal government's commitment to develop a national legislative framework to protect personal data.
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- Time for Privacy Rules for Federal Private Sector
(August 17th, 1995)
The federal government should seize the initiative and extend its privacy rules to the federally-regulated private sector-such as banks, telecommunications and interprovincial transportation.
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- Information Highway Needs National Privacy Code
(August 9th, 1994)
Nothing less than broad privacy legislation for everyone-governments and business-will ensure Canadians hang on to their privacy in the face of the information highway.
Top of Page 1993
- Time to Break Out of "Technological Trance"
(July 13th, 1993)
We are in a "technological trance", says Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips, and have little time left to reconcile privacy protection with the technological revolution.
Top of Page 1992
- Genetic Testing Must Not Trade Away Privacy
(May 20th, 1992)
Canadians must be able to benefit from the enormous promise of genetic testing without trading away their intimate secrets, says Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips in a report released today.