A report released Monday indicates Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Ron Kruzeniski’s 35 amendments for provincial privacy laws, including “mandatory reporting of privacy breaches, the duty to protect private information collected and including municipal police in the legislation,” have been met with 25-percent unresponsiveness from public bodies, The Star Phoenix reports. “Kruzeniski said the non-responses could involve a misunderstanding or confusion over changes in his office's procedures,” the report states, noting the office “is prepared to allow another year to clarify its expectations,” but if the non-responsiveness number doesn’t decrease, the commissioner “would be concerned that a ‘blatant disregard’ of the legislation was occurring.” Meanwhile, CBC News discusses other areas of Kruzeniski’s report, including why he feels provincial privacy law is “outdated.”
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