FC: Big Brother watches Canadian citizens, government report says

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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See in particular:
http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/National/20000517/UPRIVN.html
   Ottawa -- Big Brother is not just
   watching. He's keeping track.
   The federal government is maintaining a
   citizen database, which contains as much
   as 2,000 pieces of information on almost
   every one of Canada's 30 million people,
   Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips
   warns in his annual report released
   yesterday.
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> Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 22:26:52 -0400
> From: Robert Guerra <rguerra () yahoo com>
> Subject: Privacy Commissioner of Canada - Annual Report - 1999-2000
> Cc: declan () well com
>
> The Privacy Commissioner of Canada <http://www.privcom.gc.ca> has issued 
> his annual report.
>
> Annual Report - 1999-2000
> http://www.privcom.gc.ca/english/02_04_e.htm
>
> Table of Contents
>
> A Commissioner's Reflections    1
> The Past Ten Years      3
> Bill C-6--Private Sector Data Protection, at Last       23
> Trust and Control: Canadians' Attitudes Towards Privacy 29
> Personal Health Information: Too Many Demands, Too Little Privacy       32
> Progress on the Canada Health Infoway, but what about protection for 
> patients?  36
> What's in a name? The Alberta Health Information Act    39
> A lifetime medical identification number for physicians 41
> Privacy Act Reform      43
> Counting Canadians--Keeping Promises, Building Trust    49
> 2001 Census--enhancing transparency in the census collection    49
> Historical census records       52
> SIN, Again      57
> A Citizen Profile in all but Name--HRDC's Longitudinal Labour Force 
> File        64
> On the Hill     71
> Cleaning up money laundering: Update on the Proceeds of Crime Act       76
> Clearing customs: Flying the unfriendly skies   79
> Providing taxpayer/business information to provincial statistical 
> agencies      80
> Filling the gaps: A charter of privacy rights   83
> Issues Management and Assessment Branch         85
> Assessing Privacy Impacts       85
> Data sharing at the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency   87
> Conducting client survey research       88
> Review of Firearms Registry/Canadian Firearms Centre    91
> Data matching proposals--births and deaths with Canada Child Tax Benefit 
> database       92
> Incident investigation--loss of laptop in Halifax --Correctional Service 
> Canada 93
> Public interest disclosure--medical information about a deceased member of 
> the Canadian Armed Forces    95
> Reporting on the administration of the Privacy Act--minimal compliance is 
> not enough    95
>
> Complaints      98
> Definitions of Complaint Findings and Dispositions      101
> Advice for all interviewers: Never assume the person sitting across from 
> you can't read upside-down     103
> A well-founded complaint about a serious matter--disclosure of personal 
> income tax information  106
> "Smith" the good citizen or "Smythe" the criminal? It's all the same to 
> some computer databases 108
> Appeal board witness grilled--about irrelevant private matters  110
> RCMP officer vs. seatbelt violators: Next, he was going to tell their 
> mothers on them   112
> The mystery of the missing missive: Canada Post finds after agreeing to 
> seek    114
> Young Offenders Act: Not all matters of privacy are matters for the 
> federal Privacy Commissioner        116
> Personal information gets trashed-or so Elections Canada hopes  117
> Lax information technology procedures in prison cause a dangerous breach 
> of privacy     120
> A case about a case, not properly secured       122
> Improper destruction of records: A reprehensible act    123
> Information access: A matter of give and take   125
> The SINs of our fathers: At least some of them will not be visited upon 
> us      127
> Partial remission of SIN: a fair compromise, albeit another dubious pun 128
> Inquiries       130
> In the Courts   138
> Ten years of significant court decisions        138
> Ongoing cases   140
> Complementing C-6: Private Sector Initiatives   143
> Reclaiming your internet privacy: technology to the rescue!     143
> Marketing to children: The Canadian Marketing Association's guidelines  145
> Privacy Update  147
> The provinces and territories   147
> Privacy around the world        150
> Stories we read in the news     154
> Corporate Management    159
> A Tip of the Hat        162
> --
>
> Robert Guerra <rguerra () yahoo com>, Fax: +1(303) 484-0302
> WWW Page <http://www.geocities.com/rguerra>
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