Stephen Harrison learned that employees at Saanich and Victoria police deparments inappropriately accessed personal information about him.
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has recently found that an officer at Victoria Police and employees with Saanich Police inappropriately accessed personal information about a Victoria resident.
database, which contains personal information about a person’s interactions with police, including all 911 calls or if they were a witness to a crime.When Harrison saw this, he filed complaints with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner about this use of PRIME on at least three occasions. The result?
The OIPC said the departments should conduct regular privacy training for all officers to ensure they know their privacy requirements in handling information through PRIME. “As the report indicates, the OIPC’s remedy is to address the matter with the officer involved, which has been done,” the statement says. “As a further step, we have advised the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of this matter and are working with them to determine next steps.”
“The Saanich Police Department respects the decision of this matter made by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and its recommendation to conduct regular privacy training with all employees to ensure a clear understanding of our obligations under section 30 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act,” the Saanich Police statement says.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.
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