Collection, use, and disclosure of student images/video on the internet
Some Yukon public schools are collecting, using, and disclosing student images and videos on internet platforms, including social media, as part of their outreach with parents and the community. This audit found that the Department did not have the authority for these actions, nor did they meet their obligations under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act or their own regulation.
VHF and GPS collar relocation data for grizzly and black bears in Yukon
The Complainant requested VHF and GPS collar relocation data for grizzly and black bears from 1980 to present (2023), for any bear that was collared in Yukon by Yukon Government.
What constitutes personal information in a Yukon Goverment project funding application?
The Complainant requested information on immediate and long-term outcomes that led to an applicant's successful bid for project funding from the Yukon Government. The investigation focused on what constituted personal information and what constituted an unreasonable invasion of a third party's privacy.
The Complainant requested all GPS collar data for Yukon North Slope grizzly bears between 2004 and 2010. The Department refused to disclose the records, citing that this information could result in damage or interfere with conservation of the Yukon North Slope grizzly bear population.
The Complainant requested access to vehicle collision records in the Yukon between 2016 and 2021, including 15 specified data fields. The Department shared its records but the Complainant found the information was in a format that made it difficult to comprehend. The Complainant made a subsequent request to the Information and Privacy Commissioner's Office to ensure that the Department responded in an open, accurate and complete manner.
The Information and Privacy Commissioner found that video surveillance technology was being used to collect personal information in seven Yukon schools and that the Department was acting without proper authorization and not adhering to its own video surveillance policy.
This audit examined the use of video surveillance technology in some Yukon schools and whether the personal information collected is adequately protected.
Phyisican leaves Yukon without securing patient records
A person made a complaint to the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) alleging that a breach of the Health Information Privacy and Management Act (HIPMA) had occurred because a physician, Dr. Armando Heredia, left the Yukon without securing a successor custodian for the patient records within his custody or control, the location of which are unknown, and failed to notify anyone of their subsequent location.
