April 26, 2024

Worker fired for snooping on medical records of media folks

Vancouver Coastal Health has fired an employee for breaching the privacy of five local media personalities. That worker had been snooping around on their electronic health records. It was discovered during a routine audit of patient file access. The now-fired employee seemed to have a personal interest in the media types and didn't share the … [Read more...]

Vancouver police back so called ‘internet snooping bill’

Saying he knows the wording is not perfect, Vancouver's police chief is urging the federal government to approve Bill C-30. Chief Jim Cho, who also heads up the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, says the legislation offers modern tools for catching online predators. "Law enforcement continues to be handcuffed by legislation introduced in … [Read more...]