Annotated Bibliography: Identity Theft In Canada
Annotated Bibliography
Privacy Law
Name: Venisa Pulendrarajah
Teacher: Mr.Glass
CLN 4U1
Friday October 31st, 2014
Table of Contents
Privacy Law
Book Source 1 Page 1-2
Book Source 2 Page 3-4
Website Source Page 5-11
Journal Source Page 12-13
Magazine/Journal Source Page 14-20
Book Source 1 – Privacy Law
Wojna, Lisa. Identity Theft in Canada. Outrageous Tales and Preventions Strategies, 2012. Wed. 8 October 2014 The book is called Identity Theft in Canada, written by Lisa Wojan. Wojna outlines the main aspects of identity theft in this book and a little bit of background information about the topic. It is explained that 16 percent of Canadians will be victims of identity theft …show more content…
These websites give a definition of privacy law and the privacy acts that are associated with the law. Privacy law in the simplest terms is the law that protects individual’s personal information that is held by the government and keeps it confidential. By personal information, it is meant information such as an individual’s address, phone number, credit card numbers, etc. Privacy Law is important in Canada because it is important that no one other than yourself and the government can have access to our personal information. There are also examples of where and how privacy law is used in the outside world and how it is applied to the work force and society. The two acts that fall under privacy law are the Privacy Act and the Personal Information and Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The Privacy Act, July 1, 1983 allows individuals to access, disclose and use their personal information that are held by the government. The PIPEDA protects any information individuals give out electronically, and secures that information from others accessing it. This act is useful for businesses and private organizations. Not all of the websites I used were helpful, I was only able to gain key information from some websites, whereas other websites just helped me to understand that basic concepts. For example the first website listed below was very helpful because it clearly stated what the privacy act was and how it applies to the privacy law. The third website for example was not that useful because it only gave examples of how the act was used but did not clearly state what the act was. Although, it was useful in a way because I was able to gain a general understanding of the act. The pros of these websites was that if you need information about privacy law, it will be there and
Privacy Law
Name: Venisa Pulendrarajah
Teacher: Mr.Glass
CLN 4U1
Friday October 31st, 2014
Table of Contents
Privacy Law
Book Source 1 Page 1-2
Book Source 2 Page 3-4
Website Source Page 5-11
Journal Source Page 12-13
Magazine/Journal Source Page 14-20
Book Source 1 – Privacy Law
Wojna, Lisa. Identity Theft in Canada. Outrageous Tales and Preventions Strategies, 2012. Wed. 8 October 2014 The book is called Identity Theft in Canada, written by Lisa Wojan. Wojna outlines the main aspects of identity theft in this book and a little bit of background information about the topic. It is explained that 16 percent of Canadians will be victims of identity theft …show more content…
These websites give a definition of privacy law and the privacy acts that are associated with the law. Privacy law in the simplest terms is the law that protects individual’s personal information that is held by the government and keeps it confidential. By personal information, it is meant information such as an individual’s address, phone number, credit card numbers, etc. Privacy Law is important in Canada because it is important that no one other than yourself and the government can have access to our personal information. There are also examples of where and how privacy law is used in the outside world and how it is applied to the work force and society. The two acts that fall under privacy law are the Privacy Act and the Personal Information and Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The Privacy Act, July 1, 1983 allows individuals to access, disclose and use their personal information that are held by the government. The PIPEDA protects any information individuals give out electronically, and secures that information from others accessing it. This act is useful for businesses and private organizations. Not all of the websites I used were helpful, I was only able to gain key information from some websites, whereas other websites just helped me to understand that basic concepts. For example the first website listed below was very helpful because it clearly stated what the privacy act was and how it applies to the privacy law. The third website for example was not that useful because it only gave examples of how the act was used but did not clearly state what the act was. Although, it was useful in a way because I was able to gain a general understanding of the act. The pros of these websites was that if you need information about privacy law, it will be there and