Upholds Volunteers’ Privacy

Canadians’ right to privacy includes firefighters on emergency calls, a Privacy Commissioner has ruled. The decision came in the case of a request for photos of volunteer firefighters on the job in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador: “Pictures taken while fighting a fire show expressions and actions in a dangerous situation.”

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