After a five-month public consultation process and a good deal of deliberation, the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act released its findings this week. The 30-page document presents 15 recommendations to the BC Legislative Assembly, including that PIPA be amended to require organizations to adopt privacy management programs, make privacy policies publicly available, include employee training and are regularly monitored and updated. Other recommendations include a mandate for contracts when transferring data to a third party, to strengthen the commissioner’s powers and that a new health information law be developed to be more consistent with the rest of Canada.
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