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- Phillips seeks Court ruling on Customs/EI match
(September 29th, 1997) Despite a promising start - a commitment to a national privacy law in the private sector - the federal government appears to have lost its own way and risks embarking "on the slippery slope to a general surveillance system", says Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips in his annual report tabled today.
- Court Asked to Rule on Customs/EI Data Match
(March 18th, 1997) Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips will ask the Federal Court to determine whether government use of returning travellers' customs declarations to find alleged employment insurance cheaters offends Charter protection against "unreasonable search and seizure" (section 8).
- Government's Privacy Message "Mixed"
(July 29th, 1996) Canadians' privacy suffered a serious blow this year as the federal government began commercializing some operations, effectively ending legal protection for clients' and employees' privacy.
- Phillips Cheers Promise of National Privacy Law
(May 23rd, 1996) Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips is heartened and more than a little relieved by the federal government's commitment to develop a national legislative framework to protect personal data.
- Time for Privacy Rules for Federal Private Sector
(August 17th, 1995) The federal government should seize the initiative and extend its privacy rules to the federally-regulated private sector-such as banks, telecommunications and interprovincial transportation.
- Time to Break Out of "Technological Trance"
(July 13th, 1993) We are in a "technological trance", says Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips, and have little time left to reconcile privacy protection with the technological revolution.
- Genetic Testing Must Not Trade Away Privacy
(May 20th, 1992) Canadians must be able to benefit from the enormous promise of genetic testing without trading away their intimate secrets, says Privacy Commissioner Bruce Phillips in a report released today.
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