A "Professional Citizen's" Guide to Privacy
in a Rapidly Changing World

January 12, 2012 at 12 pm
Robert Sutherland Hall, 138 Union Street, Room 145

Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner in Canada

Jennifer Stoddart was appointed Canada's Privacy Commissioner by the Governor in Council, effective December 1, 2003, on unanimous resolutions adopted by both the House of Commons and the Senate.

Since taking on this role, Commissioner Stoddart has overseen a number of important investigations, including those concerning the privacy policies and practices of the popular social networking site Facebook and a massive data breach at U.S. retail giant TJX, which owns Winners and HomeSense stores in Canada.   The Commissioner also led efforts to help private sector organizations understand their obligations under the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in the first years after the legislation came into force. She is working to promote online privacy for young people through the Office's new website,www.youthprivacy.ca.