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Office Of The Information And Privacy Commissioner Highlights Transparency And Trust During Privacy Awareness Week
16 May 2017
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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If you follow the Office of the Information and Privacy
Commissioner for British Columbia on twitter (@BCInfoPrivacy), then you will have noticed a
series of posts about Privacy Awareness Week. Privacy Awareness
Week is an initiative commenced in 2006 by the Asia Pacific
Privacy Authorities forum, of which British Columbia is a
member, and is held annually to promote the awareness of privacy
issues.
This week (May 15 to May 21), the Office of the Information and
Privacy Commissioner is undertaking various activities for
individuals and businesses in celebration of Privacy
Awareness Week, including:
- Releasing the results of a recent
Privacy Awareness Survey;
- Sharing privacy tips; and
- Hosting a one-hour Twitter chat with
Assistant Commissioner Jay Fedorak on Thursday, May 18 at 2:00 pm
(PST).
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