Canadian privacy laws - 3 views

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  #1 mbishon on 20 Sep 14

   

  Hi, something that we seem to be are acutely aware of in Canada in the higher education space is personal identifying information being stored on servers located in the US. Information stored on servers located in the USA are subject to American state and federal law.
  
  This limits the use of open technologies and a lot of closed ones as well for many academic institutions due to the inability to manage the consent stipulations - most opt to play it safe and not use something if they cannot guarantee it meets FIPPA as potential fines are quite large. To further complicate, each Canadian province has its own privacy laws, with British Columbia being the strictest right now.
  
  I'm curious if other countries have any national/provincial privacy laws that need to be taken into consideration and how they might be affecting you and your learning.
  
  Here are some links:
  
  Tony Bates - Canadian perspective on privacy
  http://www.tonybates.ca/2011/03/25/cloud-based-educational-technology-and-privacy-a-canadian-perspective/
  
  BC FIPPA
  http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20F%20--/Freedom%20of%20Information%20and%20Protection%20of%20Privacy%20Act%20[RSBC%201996]%20c.%20165/00_Act/96165_03.xml#section30.1
  
  UBC fact sheet on storage of personal information outside of Canada
  http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2014/01/Fact-Sheet-Disclosure-Outside-Canada.pdf
  
  PS - This is my very first Diigo post. I'm working on an ipad - why is the comment box so frustratingly small?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hi, something that we seem to be are acutely aware of in Canada in the higher education space is personal identifying information being stored on servers located in the US. Information stored on servers located in the USA are subject to American state and federal law. <br /> <br /> This limits the use of open technologies and a lot of closed ones as well for many academic institutions due to the inability to manage the consent stipulations - most opt to play it safe and not use something if they cannot guarantee it meets FIPPA as potential fines are quite large. To further complicate, each Canadian province has its own privacy laws, with British Columbia being the strictest right now. <br /> <br /> I'm curious if other countries have any national/provincial privacy laws that need to be taken into consideration and how they might be affecting you and your learning. <br /> <br /> Here are some links: <br /> <br /> Tony Bates - Canadian perspective on privacy <br /> <a href="http://www.tonybates.ca/2011/03/25/cloud-based-educational-technology-and-privacy-a-canadian-perspective/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tonybates.ca/2011/03/25/cloud-based-educational-technology-and-privacy-a-canadian-perspective/</a> <br /> <br /> BC FIPPA <br /> <a href="http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20F%20--/Freedom%20of%20Information%20and%20Protection%20of%20Privacy%20Act%20[RSBC%201996]%20c.%20165/00_Act/96165_03.xml#section30.1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20F%20--/Freedom%20of%20Information%20and%20Protection%20of%20Privacy%20Act%20[RSBC%201996]%20c.%20165/00_Act/96165_03.xml#section30.1</a> <br /> <br /> UBC fact sheet on storage of personal information outside of Canada <br /> <a href="http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2014/01/Fact-Sheet-Disclosure-Outside-Canada.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2014/01/Fact-Sheet-Disclosure-Outside-Canada.pdf</a> <br /> <br /> PS - This is my very first Diigo post. I'm working on an ipad - why is the comment box so frustratingly small?</div>

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  #2 robert morris on 20 Sep 14

   

  Brazil has Marco Civil - internet and digital privacy laws. New Zealand, nothing.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Brazil has Marco Civil - internet and digital privacy laws. New Zealand, nothing.</div>

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