Alberta's privacy commissioner has ruled that the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) contravened privacy rules by disclosing the personal information of a worker to a doctor, CBC reports. Gail Cumming, a privacy consultant, says that WCB staff needs better training. She added, "So I have circumstances where they've violated the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP), I've brought it to their attention; they've indicated it's a 'whoops.' And only the WCB is allowed to have a 'whoops' when it comes to FOIP."
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