Government of Canada Safeguards Personal Information
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 04/23/13 -- The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, outlined the steps taken by the Government to protect the privacy of Canadians in response to an Order Paper Question detailing the number of privacy breaches by public servants.
"Our Government takes the privacy of Canadians very seriously, especially the critical importance of the proper handling of sensitive personal information," said Minister Clement.
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, added "We take all incidents very seriously - any error is completely unacceptable. To safeguard against future incidents, I have directed my Department to review the ways that employees handle Canadians' data, update network security practices to prohibit external hard drives, and provide more mandatory training for all employees on the proper handling of sensitive and personal information."
"Our Government is continuously taking measures to safeguard personal information," said Minister Clement.
"Since taking office we have greatly strengthened privacy protection, implemented stringent reporting mechanisms and hardened disciplinary measures for any incidents that occur," said the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs.
Since 2006, the Government has implemented new actions to strengthen privacy protection and implement stringent reporting mechanisms. These include:
"In her last annual report, the Privacy Commissioner stated that Veterans Affairs has sent a clear signal that privacy is vital to its operations. The Department is moving from reacting to proactively addressing them," added Minister Blaney.
"We will continue to work closely with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to ensure that the privacy of Canadians is protected," said Minister Clement.
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Datum: 23.04.2013 - 12:15 Uhr
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