Guide to LA FOIP-Chapter 6

Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 6, Protection of Privacy. Updated 27 February 2023. 121 Reasonably anticipated “Reasonable” means what a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances.331 This standard acknowledges that reasonable “does not mean perfect”.332 To “anticipate” means to be aware of (a future event) and take action; regard as probable; look forward to; to act or happen before.333 Unauthorized access Access to personal information is unauthorized if an employee of a local authority does not have approved access according to the security access chart (i.e., if the employee has access to personal information which they do not need to see or handle in the course of their job duties).334 Unauthorized use Use of personal information is unauthorized if it is not in accordance with section 27 (Use of personal information) of LA FOIP.335 331 British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act, SBC 2003, c 63 at section 2 and subsection 4(1). See also section 2 of Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act, SA 2003, c P-6.5 and the joint resource by the Service Alberta and Alberta IPC titled, A Guide for Businesses and Organizations on the Personal Information Protection Act at p. 9. 332 BC IPC Investigation Report F06-01 at [49]. 333 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed. at p. 57, (Oxford University Press). 334 British Columbia Government Services, FOIPPA Policy and Procedures Manual, Section 30 – Protection of personal information, available at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/policiesprocedures/foippa-manual/protection-personal-information#Unauthorized_access. Accessed June 11, 2020. 335 British Columbia Government Services, FOIPPA Policy and Procedures Manual, Section 30 – Protection of personal information, available at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/policiesprocedures/foippa-manual/protection-personal-information#Unauthorized_access. Accessed June 11, 2020.

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