The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report P-2024-001 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
To view the Report in its entirety, please go to www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner.
| Report: | P-2024-001 |
| Report Date: | March 27, 2024 |
| Public Body: | Department of Environment and Climate Change |
| Summary: | The Complainant filed a privacy complaint under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 alleging that the Department of Environment and Climate Change had breached their privacy by disclosing their personal information without their consent when the Department copied a third party on an email to the Complainant. The Complainant submitted that this was contrary to the Act. The Commissioner found that the Department had breached the Complainant’s privacy, commented on the assessment of risk arising from the breach and remedial measures taken by the Department, and made recommendations for improvement. |
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