IPC - Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario | News Releases

Access to Information and Privacy Commissioners Call for Open Government

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Commissioner Ann Cavoukian a keynote speaker at international conference at University of Ottawa

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Commissioner Cavoukian launches multi-level ‘Think before you Copy” educational campaign in an effort to eliminate avoidable data breaches

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Award winner’s breakthrough efforts reveal how technology can lock-in privacy: Commissioner Ann Cavoukian

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Commissioner Cavoukian partners with major utilities to announce the Gold Standard for building privacy into the Smart Grid

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO – Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, today launched a publication to guide utilities in how to ensure that consumers’ personal information is protected as the electrical grid becomes “smarter.” The Commissioner partnered with Hydro One and Toronto Hydro to develop the new guidance document titled Privacy by Design: Achieving the Gold Standard in Data Protection for the Smart Grid. The publication outlines best practices for embedding privacy within Smart Grid systems, right from the outset, based on Ontario’s own emerging Smart Grid.

Commissioner Cavoukian to Unveil Best Practices for Smart Grid Privacy Protection at Toronto Summit, June 16

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

2009 Annual Report: Ontario leading the way by embedding privacy into the Smart Grid says Commissioner Ann Cavoukian

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Consumer privacy is a crucial element of the Smart Grid electrical framework being developed in Ontario, says the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, who released her 2009 Annual Report this morning.

2009 Annual Report Online Section

2009 Annual Report

Commissioner Ann Cavoukian releasing her Annual Report May 11

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Commissioner Cavoukian calls for a paradigm shift in how we protect privacy: It’s time to Reboot and raise the bar

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO – The future of privacy will require a paradigm shift: regulation alone will be unsustainable for ensuring privacy going forward in to the world of the cloud, says Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian.

“Our collective focus will need to shift to offering proactive protections that embed privacy as the default,” said Commissioner Cavoukian. In a keynote speech to the 11^th Annual Privacy and Security Conference in Victoria, B.C., February 9 (www.rebootconference.com), the Commissioner will outline her 7 Foundational Principles, together with other steps that are needed to supplement legislation in order to protect privacy.

World-class encryption technology for surveillance cameras receives major boost, in time for International Data Privacy Day

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Technology that transforms surveillance cameras into privacy-protective tools to be showcased at Commissioner Cavoukian’s Privacy by Design: The Gold Standard event on January 28, 2010.