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B.C. privacy watchdog rejects First Nations’ bid to access location of COVID-19 cases

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B.C. releasing more detailed geographic COVID-19 data, but critics say it’s not enough The Indigenous groups told the commissioner they can’t effectively govern without knowing about the COVID-19 infections in order to make decisions on things like curfews and stay-at-home orders.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The Health Ministry said disclosing the locations of cases, especially in small communities, raised the risk of identifying a person and compromising patient confidentiality.McEvoy ruled Thursday that the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act does not require the ministry to release the information requested by the First Nations.He also agreed with the First Nations that the.

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