Privacy newsletters worth checking out

March 16, 2009

newspaperIf you’re a privacy professional, you’re likely overwhelmed with the ongoing task of staying on top of legal, industry and technology developments.  As you know, there’s no shortage of issues these days.  Hopefully, this blog is helping your efforts!

But if you work for a private sector organization and haven’t yet signed up for the federal Privacy Commissioner‘s e-newsletter entitled Privacy Perspectives, I’d suggest you do.   It contains great information and helps to stay on top of things.

If you’re in Manitoba and work for a public body, the Winter 2009 Issue of Manitoba OmbudsNews was published last Friday on the Manitoba Ombudsman‘s website.  It’s also a great resource.

If you’re still in need of ongoing assistance and aren’t already a member of the Privacy Forum, you may want to touch base with me to learn more.  It has been a super venue over the last 6 years for information sharing and the current members are an excellent group of individuals and first rate privacy professionals.


Privacy law update good

February 10, 2009

cheering-2Privacy law update good: Job needs full-time commissioner

My May 7, 2008 column in the Winnipeg Free Press explains the difference between Manitoba’s Information and Privacy Adjudicator and a privacy commissioner, as appointed in almost every other province and at the federal level.


Ombudsman vital to public’s rights

February 9, 2009

bisonOmbudsman vital to public’s rights, but Doer forgets his 1999 promise to appoint a privacy commissioner

My December 5, 2007 column in the Winnipeg Free Press discusses the role of the Manitoba Ombudsman, and the need for a separate privacy commissioner.