BC Civil Liberties joins major research project on surveillance
Attention News Editors The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is announcing its participation in a new research project investigating the vulnerabilities created by ‘big data’. Queen’s University Surveillance Studies […]
Privacy “Ask me anything” (AMA) session on Reddit featuring Micheal Vonn
PrivaSecTech is hosting an AMA (“Ask me anything“) on Reddit which will feature some of Canada’s top privacy professionals. On Friday May 1st from 15:00-19:00 ET / 12:00-16:00 PT, the team […]
Canadian Health Libraries Association 2015 Conference
Between June 19 and June 22, the Canadian Health Libraries Association 2015 Conference will gather presenters on health information resources and services to host a varied program of panel discussions […]
School Surveillance & Mental Health Screening of Children and Youth
A Special “Back to School” Event: School Surveillance & “Mental Health” Screening of Children and Youth: Weak Science, High Risks, Hidden Harms With Rob Wipond, Victoria-based investigative journalist and news […]
BC Information Summit: Where’s the Balance?
The pace of change in both the freedom of information and privacy spheres keeps picking up, and won’t be slowing any time soon. Information Summit 2014 features a roster of […]
Request for privacy law changes worries BCCLA
By Jason Howe / http://www.news1130.com/2014/03/02/request-for-privacy-law-changes-worries-bccla/ Published on March 2, 2014 VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Amid a rise in mental health cases, Vancouver police are calling for privacy law changes. Civil liberties […]
Electronic Health Records
How Data Systems are Impacting Patients’ Rights and the Politics of Health Talk by Micheal Vonn for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
British Columbia Information Summit
This Time, It’s Personal: Freedom of Information & Privacy Under Government 2.0. The BC Government has begun implementing its sweeping “Citizens @ The Center: Government 2.0” initiative. Meant to […]
Human Rights Groups: STOP HIV/AIDS Project Fails to Inform Patients of New Privacy Risks
On the eve of World AIDS Day, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network are calling on the STOP HIV/AIDS Project to stop disseminating misleading […]
New bill means less privacy, no improvement to ailing FOI process
Vancouver – The BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association are raising the alarm over amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protect of […]
