CS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Unemployment Benefits, Global Surveillance, Food Security
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Big point of the privacy act is who does it deal with. Purchases aren"t of interest to the government so that"s not an example. Coming down with diseases is an example because government tracks diseases. Relates to individual"s rights to access and correct personal information the. Government of canada holds about them or the government collection. Use and disclosure of their personal information in the course of providing service. Does not apply to political parties or political representatives. Old age pension or employment insurance, government services. Pipeda: personal information protection and electronic documents act. Ground rules for how private-sector organizations collect, use of disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities across canada. Pipeda does not apply to organization that are not engaged in commercial activity. Whether they can disclose personal information by data. Only operates with other laws where other laws concerning privacy do not operate.
