Hello world!

We’ve all been there. Waiting in line, alone, 1 or 2 spots away from the customer service counter at the local Registries office. Looking around the office, you see new furniture, smell fresh paint and hear the receptionist’s squeaky voice on repeat, “Hello, **** Registries and Insurance Office, how can I help you?” You focus…

To the tune of the popular pop hit, “Every Breath You Take” by The Police, we join Garry Marx’s word analysis, which sounds as frightening as it is simple.   “Every breath you take (breath analyser) Every move you make (motion detector) Every bond you break (polygraph-lie detector)  Every step you take (electronic anklet) Every…

You have Rights to Access! Here’s how to do it. FOIP Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, you are permitted to ask for access to any record, including your own personal information under the control of a public body. Each public body has a FOIP representative who is responsible for…

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…

According to your emotional response, yes and if your personal health information has been breached according to the Health Information Act (HIA), you are a victim. However, despite recent surcharges being applied to offenders fines’ by Court of Queens’ Bench, victims of Health Information breaches do not qualify as a victim under the Criminal Code,…

Nearly each Canadian has an Electronic Medical or Health Record (EMR) which has the potential, when used lawfully, to help improve health outcomes and patient safety through preventive care and chronic disease management and save money.“100 per cent of Canadians have at least one hospital clinical report, or their immunization record, available in electronic form,…