Today the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario issued new on using email for communicating personal health information.
The fact sheet emphasizes the importance of encryption both for communicating amongst health information custodians and also between custodians and patients.
CBC's Marketplace recently aired a fascinating look into the world of free apps and the potential threat they pose to your privacy.
CBC Marketplace:
​A new fact sheet from Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner outlines the privacy issues with regards to big data. Find it here: .
You may also be interested in viewing the IPC's Privacy Day event on the same topic: .
The Information and Privacy Commissioner has issued new on reporting breaches of personal health information.
The and its have been amended such that institutions are now required to notify the Commissioner of certain kinds of breaches.
​​On Monday, June 9, 2018, the Vice-Principals' Operations Committee approved two new policies addressing how Queen's University meets its obligations to provide access to information and protect the personal and personal health information the University collects and uses.
​QDocs is the university's enterprise digital records management system that handles records management and workflow. Read about our contracts management pilot project in the Queen's Gazette.
Managing records can be time-consuming and so setting aside a regular time, even just once a year, may be a useful strategy to keep on top of the paperwork. Our new fact sheet can help you plan and run a Records Cleanup Day.
Check out our Fact Sheet: Records Cleanup Day
​Be sure to read our new Fact Sheet on Storing University Records to find out what you need to consider for ensuring records remain accessible and readable for the long term.
Check out our Fact Sheet: Storing University Records
​Be sure to read our new Fact Sheet on Text Messages as University Records to find out what you need to consider when sending and storing text messages.
Check out our Fact Sheet: Text Messages as University Records
​Be sure to read our new Fact Sheet on Managing Records and Information in Office 365 to find out what you need to consider when using Office 365.
Check out our Fact Sheet: Managing Records and Information in Office 365
