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ARTICLE · 08 JULY 2024

Clearing The Cache: BC Court Orders For Return Of Data In Privacy Breach Dispute

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In British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Gondor, 2024 BCSC 1077, the British Columbia Supreme Court considered the granting of a court order for the return and destruction of internal files leaked ...

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In British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Gondor, 2024 BCSC 1077, the British Columbia Supreme Court considered the granting of a court order for the return and destruction of internal files leaked in a privacy breach dispute between a former employee and his employer who is a public body.

This decision provides an example of a remedy that a public body may seek in the event personal information in their custody or under their control was obtained by a person or an entity without authorization.

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Before the end of his employment, a Manager of Information Technology at the District of Saanich (the "District"), allegedly downloaded electronic records of the District (the "Identified Records") onto his work computer and a USB memory stick. The Identified Records contained personal information of the District's residents.

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