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Libraries are a great place to get your information from! So, when I found myself online requesting holds on books to borrow this week, I pursued their website pleased to find a new ‘IT Blurb’ section. Blurb #1 is dedicated to creating a strong password and Blurb #2  advocated for the beneficial use of Anti-virus…

This survey is intended to identify the attitudes and knowledge different generations have regarding privacy matters. Please complete this 5 minute survey to help us better understand privacy related matters between different generational gaps. Thank you for your time. Please answer truthfully as personal results are anonymous. Click HERE to take the survey Thank you…

What is a serial applicant and how does this concept/reality impact on the access to information regime? One challenge faced by government institutions with ATI requests, is the ‘serial applicant’. Over a short period of time, this person will make a large number of requests, often repetitive in nature. This creates a substantial amount of…

On October 1, the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) tweeted a shout out to the Freedom of Information and Protection (FOIP) Act and its 25 years of existence. Twitter Link  That’s right, the FOIP Act came to be in 1994, and into effect in October 1995. It was first introduced as…

What is Screen-Free Week? Get Ready Edmonton for Screen-Free Week!  Annually, children are invited to experiences beyond their personal devices to play and explore, even rediscover the joy  which can be found additional to ‘entertainment screens’. Entertainment screens are those used to play games, ‘Netflix and chill’, or just to scroll. During the first week…

“What records do you want to access?” Asks the ‘FOIP: Request to Access Information’ form found here. The ultimate question is whether a reasonable person would be able to retrieve a  record after reviewing the specific details provided in the request. In 2018, I was a member of the public at a Right to Know forum,…