PIPEDA Report of Findings #2017-001: Drug activity history in property reports deemed not publicly available
The complainant alleged that the respondent's property history reports included personal information without adequate consent. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) found that insurance claims data, as described in this case, was not personal information about an individual. However, information about drug activity at a property was deemed personal information. The respondent agreed to cease including drug activity details in its reports, leading the OPC to find the complaint well-founded and resolved.
- Whether drug activity information in property reports constitutes personal information.
- Whether drug activity information is publicly available under PIPEDA Regulations.
- Whether consent was adequately obtained for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.
Complaint well-founded and resolved
The OPC determined that drug activity information was personal information and not publicly available, requiring consent. The institution agreed to cease including this information in its reports.
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The respondent committed to cease including drug activity information in its property history reports.
- subsection 2(1) PIPEDA
- paragraph 7(1)(d) PIPEDA
- paragraph 7(2)(c.1) PIPEDA
- paragraph 7(3)(h.1) PIPEDA
- Principle 4.3 PIPEDA
- Principle 4.3.2 PIPEDA
- section 1 Regulations Specifying Publicly Available Information
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