Privacy Commissioner announces new round of research contributions

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has announced its latest round of research funding under its contributions program.

Below is a list of the projects funded:

Research Projects - Contributions Program 2009-2010

Research Projects funded under 2009-2010 Contributions Program

• Association sur l’accès et la protection de l’information (AAPI) - Internet portal on privacy protection
  
• University of Alberta, Health Law Institute - Analysis of Privacy Policies and Practices of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Companies: Private Sector Databanks and Privacy Protection Norms
  
• University of Victoria - Deep-Packet Inspection: Resources for the Analysis of Privacy Implications in Canada
  
• Memorial University of Newfoundland - Privacy Protection and Biobanks: A Conjoint Analysis of Priorities and Preferences of Stakeholder Groups
  
• Union des consommateurs - Electronic Health Records: Controlling Personal Health Data in the Context of Medical Records Information
  
• Queen’s University - Camera Surveillance in Canada: A Research Workshop