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Why do requestors ask for electronic versions of records?

In this article, FIPPA and MFIPPA refer to Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, respectively. There are a number of reasons that a requestor might ask an institution to disclose records digitally rather than in hard copy: The requestor is hoping toContinue reading “Why do requestors ask for electronic versions of records?”

Posted byJustin PetrilloApril 30, 2019April 29, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:Adobe, Appeals, Costs, Decisions, Excel, Metadata, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PaperLeave a comment on Why do requestors ask for electronic versions of records?

Do institutions have to disclose electronic versions of records?

Can requestors specify whatever format they want? How should an institution respond to a request that specifies the format in which the requestor would like to receive the records?  For example, an institution might receive a request for hundreds of pages of documents which are stored by the institution only in hard copy, but theContinue reading “Do institutions have to disclose electronic versions of records?”

Posted byJustin PetrilloApril 15, 2019June 10, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:Adobe, Adobe PDF, Confidential Information, Consent, Costs, Digital Disclosure, Electronic Disclosure, FIPPA, FOI, Format, Hidden Data, Metadata, MFIPPA, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Paper, Paper Method, PDF, Personal Information, Printouts, Requested FormatLeave a comment on Do institutions have to disclose electronic versions of records?

“I thought we deleted that!” Metadata and Hidden Data

What are Metadata and Hidden Data? Metadata Metadata refers to information “about” a record.  For a Microsoft Word document, this could include information such as the author of the document, the date and time the document was created, the time spent editing the document, its length, its description, comments about the document, etc.  For aContinue reading ““I thought we deleted that!” Metadata and Hidden Data”

Posted byJustin PetrilloApril 4, 2019April 10, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags:Adobe, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Apple, Apple v. Samsung, Costs, Deleted Text, Excel, Fast Save, Fee Estimates, Fees, FIPPA, FOI, Hidden Data, Hidden Text, Metadata, MFIPPA, Microsoft, Microsoft Word, Paper, Paper Method, Personal Information, PowerPoint, Privacy, Redacting, Redactions, Samsung, WordLeave a comment on “I thought we deleted that!” Metadata and Hidden Data

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