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October 4, 2017
OPC posts new summaries of cases involving businesses
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), today posted new summaries about cases involving businesses, examined by the OPC in accordance with, and to promote compliance with, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
- PIPEDA Report of Findings #2017-003: Insurance company collected and used credit score for inappropriate purpose during auto insurance claims assessment process
- PIPEDA Report of Findings #2015-017: Financial institution discloses individual's sensitive health information to credit reporting agency
The OPC regularly publishes case summaries on its Investigations into businesses page to provide concrete examples of how PIPEDA applies to the day-to-day management of personal information by businesses.
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