LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act, Pension
20 Oct 2016
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Historically the right to privacy was not recognized as a distinct right under the common law. Much of it is subject matter-related statutes (health information) or legislation that addresses the. In recent years dramatic growth has taken place in privacy legislation retention and rights of access to personal information held by governments such as the federal privacy act. Personal information protection and electronic documents act (pipeda) The act covers personal information held by organizations in the private sector. Pipeda does not apply to personal employee information of provincially regulated employers. Employee personal information that is transferred to for-profit third parties such as pension plan administrators. Employee personal information that is transmitted across provincial borders. All information about an identifiable individual except for his or her name, title or business address including an email address and telephone number s. 2. 1. Individual consent is required for the collection, use or disclosure of personal information.
