Contributions Program – Research funded by the OPC

Research Projects funded under 2007-2008 Contributions Program

The OPC's Contributions Program is intended to fund independent privacy research and projects. The opinions expressed in the reports and related summaries are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Summaries have been provided by the project authors. Please note that the projects appear in their language of origin.

• June 27, 2007 news release announcing the awarding of $258,000, under the OPC 2007-2008 Contributions Program.

Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), University of Ottawa

• Online Privacy Threats: Trends, Developments and Responses

Centre for Innovation, Law and Policy (CILP), University of Toronto

• Personal Information Protection in the Face of Crime and Terror: Information Sharing by Private Enterprises for National Security and Law Enforcement Purposes

Law Area, Faculty of Business, Ryerson University

• The Next Digital Divide: Online Social Network Privacy

Option consommateurs

• National security and privacy in financial services in Canada

Department of Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland

• Private/Public Sharing of Personal Information: Lessons from the Health Sector