OPCC Covert Surveillance Guidelines Released
On May 27, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPCC) published on its website final guidelines on covert surveillance. Items of note:
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Guidelines are effective immediately,
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Third party information must be deleted or depersonalized “as soon as is practicable”,
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Companies must have a formal documented covert surveillance policy, and
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Records must be kept for each instance of surveillance.
