Contributions Program 2008-2009 – Research funded by the OPC

Research Projects funded under 2008-2009 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 23, 2008 news release announcing the awarding of $406,923, under the OPC 2008-2009 Contributions Program.

Queen’s University

• A Report on Camera Surveillance in Canada – Part One

British Columbia Institute of Technology

• Privacy Checkups for Organizations in the Greater Vancouver Area

Queen’s University

• Personas: Beyond Identity Protection by Information Control

University of Alberta

• Privacy Games: The Vancouver Olympics, Privacy and Surveillance

Media Awareness Network

• Kids for Sale: Online Privacy and Marketing

Memorial University

• Threats to Mobile Phone Users’ Privacy: Who, How and How to Face?

University of Toronto

• Workshop on Privacy and Access to Genetic Research Data

Crime Prevention Society of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)

• Trying to Get the Message Out: Identity Theft Awareness