Canadian privacy commissioners have published detailed guidance documents regarding the contractual and technological measures that should be used by public bodies and private sector organizations to protect personal information.

For example:

Cloud Computing Guidelines for Public Bodies (updated June 2012), issued by the B.C. Privacy Commissioner at  www.oipc.bc.ca/guidance-documents/1427 and

Cloud Computing for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Privacy Responsibilities and Considerations, issued jointly by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Privacy Commissioners of Alberta and British Columbia at http://www.priv.gc.ca/information/pub/gd_cc_201206_e.asp.

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