Western Standard - January 20, 2023


Sask Library did not have authority to collect COVID-19 test results


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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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00:00:00.000 The Saskatchewan Information Privacy Commissioner ruled that the Saskatoon Public Library did not
00:00:05.060 have the right to ask for proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a rapid antigen test every 72
00:00:11.740 hours or share those results from the complainant with other people. On the first count, the
00:00:17.860 Commissioner ruled that the Saskatoon Public Library did not have legislative authority to
00:00:23.260 collect the complainant's COVID-19 test results. On the second count, the Commissioner found that
00:00:28.720 the Saskatoon Public Library did not have authority to use the complainant's personal information.
00:00:34.420 They also said the complainant submitted their COVID-19 test results to Saskatoon Public Library's
00:00:40.480 Human Resources. Then Human Resources would send the test result to the complainant's manager.
00:00:47.380 In one instance, the Human Resources of the Saskatoon Public Library sent a test result
00:00:52.960 to another Saskatoon Public Library employee who was not the complainant's manager.
00:00:58.660 Now, the Western Standard reached out to the Saskatoon Public Library with several questions
00:01:03.280 and asked for their response to the report. We received no response. You can read the full
00:01:09.780 story at westernstandard.news.
00:01:12.480 .