How is the personal information of the more than 1.5 million people who live in strata housing in BC protected? What laws govern the tremendous amount of personal information that is collected, used and disclosed by stratas? What recourse is there for residents who feel their privacy rights have been violated? The latest edition of the PrivacyRight…

In October 2018, recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada. Now that the, ahem, smoke has cleared somewhat, our PrivacyRight podcast returns to take an in-depth look at the privacy implications of this landmark development. Specifically, we look at the impact of the change in legislation on Canadians crossing the border into the United State…

Presented by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC as part of the PrivacyRight program. Podcasts present a fictional story based on files and themes that affect private organizations in BC. All characters in the story are fake, but the implications are real. Ben worked for a tiling company in Northern BC. When he gets laid o…