People and Places
The name of the current Privacy Commissioner in B.C.
Who is Michael Harvey?
This tort was central in Jones v Tsige
What is the tort of intrusion upon seclusion
This section of FIPPA protects personal privacy
What is section 22
BC Privacy Act claims are made in this court
BC Supreme Court
The days to respond to an access request
What is 30 business days
The location of the BC OIPC offices
What is Victoria, B.C.
The most common type of access complaints received by the OIPC over the last year
What are adequate search complaints
This section allows a public body to withhold policy advice or recommendations
What is section 13
The founder of the "Grandmother Perspective"
Who is Gwen Phillips
The fee amount a public body can charge per hour for locating and preparing records for disclosure
What is $30 per hour
The Privacy Commissioner in the "Triple Delete" Investigation (F15-03)
Elizabeth Denham
The types of privilege recognized in OIPC case law
What are solicitor-client privilege, litigation privilege and settlement privilege
Zoom links, MS Teams passwords and electronic file paths could be redacted under this section
What is section 15
A term used to describe when personal information can be inferred from seemingly innocuous pieces of information
What is the mosaic effect
The length of time an organization is required to retain personal information if it is used to make a decision about an individual
What is 1 year from the date the decision was made
The provinces that have "substantially similar" legislation to the federal PIPEDA
What are BC, Alberta and Quebec
Age at which a minor is typically capable of exercising their own rights under privacy legislation
What is 13 years old
The section of PIPA that sets out the scope of the legislation
What is section 3
Section of FIPPA that provides relief to public bodies from vexatious and frivolous applicants
What is section 43
This process happens before a matter is set for inquiry
What is mediation
This privacy legislation is widely considered across the globe to be the "gold standard" of privacy legislation
What is the GDPR
Three differences between PIPA and FIPPA
Ability to charge fees, PIPA is consent based, PIPA orders can be used to seek court remedy, right of access (personal vs other records), etc..
The mandatory exceptions to disclosure under FIPPA
What are sections 12(1); 18.1; 21; 22; and 22.1
Documents with short-term usefulness that can be deleted once they've served their purpose, such as drafts or routine notifications
What are transitory records
If an individual disagrees with an OIPC order, they can apply for judicial review in this court
BC Supreme Court