Sask Library did not have authority to collect COVID-19 test results
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Summary
The Saskatchewan Information Privacy Commissioner ruled that the Saskatoon Public Library did not have the right to ask for proof of COID19 vaccination or a rapid antigen test every 72 hours, or share those results from the complainant with other people.
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The Saskatchewan Information Privacy Commissioner ruled that the Saskatoon Public Library did not
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have the right to ask for proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a rapid antigen test every 72
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hours or share those results from the complainant with other people. On the first count, the
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Commissioner ruled that the Saskatoon Public Library did not have legislative authority to
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collect the complainant's COVID-19 test results. On the second count, the Commissioner found that
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the Saskatoon Public Library did not have authority to use the complainant's personal information.
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They also said the complainant submitted their COVID-19 test results to Saskatoon Public Library's
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Human Resources. Then Human Resources would send the test result to the complainant's manager.
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In one instance, the Human Resources of the Saskatoon Public Library sent a test result
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to another Saskatoon Public Library employee who was not the complainant's manager.
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Now, the Western Standard reached out to the Saskatoon Public Library with several questions
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and asked for their response to the report. We received no response. You can read the full