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Invasion of Privacy in the Context of an Investigation: Does it Render Evidence Inadmissible in Canadian Civil Proceedings?

November 2015
PrivacyHealthcare

Abstract

As information becomes an ever-increasingly valuable commodity and, some would argue, as personal information becomes the most highly valued subset of that commodity, organizations are becoming all too familiar with some of the potential consequences of a breach of privacy or data protection law. It seems every week we see new media headlines relating to information security breaches, resulting class actions and complaints to privacy commissioners. Savvy organizations know that the biggest consequence of a privacy breach can be a loss of consumer trust, and, with that loss, damage to brand, reputation, and often share value.

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Author

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Alexis Kerr
General Counsel, Fraser Health Authority, Canada

Alexis Kerr is General Counsel and Director, Legal Services and Integrated Risk Management for the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia, Canada. Prior to joining Fraser Health in 2007, she practised commercial litigation and Freedom of Information and Privacy law at a large, multi-national law firm. Alexis is accredited as a Certified Information Privacy Professional - Canada by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She also serves as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Access & Privacy Law Section and the CBA - BC Branch FOI & Privacy Law Section.

Company

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Fraser Health Authority

Fraser Health, one of Canada's largest and fastest growing health authorities, provides a wide range of integrated health care services to more than 1.6 million people living in communities stretching from Burnaby to White Rock to Hope in British Columbia, Canada. Fraser Health's quality health care services range from acute care hospitals to community-based residential, home health, mental health and public health services.

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