Information Access and Protection of Privacy

Overview

Key facts

• Com­plex leg­is­la­tion, prac­tices, and appli­ca­tion in the pub­lic and pri­vate sec­tors are also explored.

• A bal­ance between pri­va­cy and trans­paren­cy is a cru­cial issue in a democ­ra­cy. Access and pri­va­cy leg­is­la­tion seeks to achieve this del­i­cate bal­ance. It is impor­tant as well as chal­leng­ing to clear­ly under­stand how access and pri­va­cy prin­ci­ples are applied.

This pro­gram in Information Access and Protection of Privacy at University of Alberta will be of ben­e­fit for indi­vid­u­als inter­est­ed in pur­su­ing a career in access and pri­va­cy, as well as for professionals:

• Fed­er­al, provin­cial, and munic­i­pal gov­ern­ment employees
• Access and pri­va­cy admin­is­tra­tors in the pri­vate and pub­lic sectors
• Human resources professionals
• Audi­tors and man­age­ment consultants
• Records man­age­ment professionals
• Pub­lic­i­ty, mar­ket­ing, and tele­mar­ket­ing staff
• Lawyers and legal professionals