Name: Tania Frank

Manager, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Investigations, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Joining the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) in 2008 as a Senior Privacy Investigator, Tania Frank has worked as a Privacy Impact Assessment Review Officer and she is currently the Manager of Investigations under PIPEDA. In her role overseeing compliance by organizations with Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, Tania has worked on a number of high priority investigations with a focus on social networking, data breaches and technology issues. In 2015, she was the international co-leader for the GPEN Privacy Sweep.

Prior to joining the OPC, Tania held a variety of positions in the P&C insurance industry. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from McGill University.

Presentation Description:

The personal information (“PI”) of youth, by its nature, carries an increased level of sensitivity. Organizations’ collection, use and disclosure of this PI has for some time been a matter of focus for data protection regulators, including the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”).

In this session, we will provide an overview of the OPC’s work in the area of youth privacy, including major investigations, proactive research (including the 2015 GPEN Privacy Sweep on youth-focused apps and websites), and educational initiatives. We will also describe the resources available to kids, parents, and teachers, as well as to organizations which collect the personal information of youth.