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BCCLA Urges Privacy Commissioner, Schools to Protect Students
The BCCLA today filed a complaint with the BC Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis that contends that the 2008 Safe School and Social Responsibility Survey violates the privacy rights of students.
News release
Letter to Privacy Commissioner
Letter to Superintendents of Schools
April 3, 2008
Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) and BCCLA call for improvements to B.C.'s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
PIPA protects the privacy of personal information held by provincially-regulated businesses and non-profit groups. FIPA and BCCLA have called for improvements to the act in order to give individuals better knowledge of what corporations do with their personal information and easier access when they want to see the personal information a corporation has collected about them. This is the first review of the act since it was passed in 2003.
March 11, 2008
Scanning and storing information contained in drivers' licenses
In the Matter of a Complaint between a Complainant and The Wild Coyote Club and Treoscope Technologies and Bar Watch, BC Civil Liberties Association, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, Alliance of Beverage Licenses.
Privacy Protections
BCCLA and B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) report to parliamentary committee regarding the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
January 18, 2008
The Latest On Lawful Access
Mid-September Canadians received this welcome announcement from the Minister of Public Safety: "We have not and we will not be proposing legislation to grant police the powers to get information from internet companies without a warrant." What was a bit confusing about this announcement was that, at the time, the government was holding a consultation on a proposal to do just what the Minister claimed was not being proposed. The discovery of that consultation prompted the "no-no, never, never" promise from the MInister, but did not put a stop to the consultation. Here is the Association's submission on this latest chapter in the lawful access saga.
October 11, 2007
Surveillance Database By-Law Struck Down
New Westminster by-law requires pawn shops to pass customer information to police.
BCCLA's legal argument
Read the court's decision
Read summary
July 31, 2007
Experts gather to discuss border ID documents and identification policy.
December 8, 2006
Press conference to be held Dec. 8 on border identification documents and ID policy.
December 7, 2006
Liberal bill a "blatant move" to assert control over public inquiries.
May 1 , 2006
BCCLA decries government Secrecy Act.
April 28, 2006
"Modernization" of surveillance a step backward for privacy.
November 15, 2005
Letter to Mr. La Forest regarding the merits of merging the offices of the Access Commissioner
and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
October 25, 2005
BCCLA slams chief electoral officer for privacy ignorance.
September 30, 2005
BCCLA opposes "lawful access" proposal.
March 18, 2005
BCCLA holds press conference on "lawful access" - Government's plan to require
telecommunications service providers to provide intercept capabilities to police and CSIS.
March 17, 2005
BCCLA speaks out against government's dismissal of Privacy Commissioner's report.
Nov 4, 2004
Micheal Vonn's presentation at the October 29, 2004 press conference by the Right to Privacy
Campaign to respond to the B.C. privacy commissioner's report confirming that outsourcing to US-linked
companies will put British Columbians' personal and confidential information at risk.
October 29, 2004
Webcast of Micheal Vonn's presentation at the July 7, 2004 public forum at the
Vancouver Public Library
on the USA Patriot Act and the threat it presents to the right to
privacy of British Columbians.
July 7, 2004
Privacy Bill (Bill 38) - Vancouver Sun.
June 9, 2003
BCCLA endorses new privacy legislation - wants adequate funding.
May 2, 2003
Rights groups rally to support Privacy Commissioner in opposition to ’Big Brother’
database on travelers.
November 13, 2002
BCCLA attacks proposed Surrey methadone information by-law.
March 10, 2003
BCCLA urges changes to law to bettter protect privacy in contracting out and
third party disclosures.
March 5, 2003
Letter to Prime Minister Chretien from BCCLA President John Dixon,
Attacks on our Privacy.
February 14, 2003
B.C. government ignores critics, continues to cover its tracks.
October 22, 2002
BCCLA group condemns Kelowna’s second surveillance camera.
June 18, 2001
Privacy groups assail Stats Can health survey practices.
December 1, 2000
BCCLA condemns lack of privacy for Social Assistance applicants.
January 30, 1998
BCCLA condemns government cutbacks to access and privacy law.
April 9, 1998
