Join UBC’s Privacy Matters team for a series of virtual events focusing on privacy and information security during Data Privacy Week 2026 (January 27–29).
Through these sessions, faculty and staff are invited to explore what privacy means in your work, why it matters and how UBC is addressing emerging challenges. Sessions include:
- Jan. 27 | What’s New in Privacy at UBC?: Hear from B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner and gain an inside look at UBC’s ongoing efforts to strengthen privacy practices.
- Jan. 28 | Demystifying Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests: Discover how B.C.’s FIPPA shapes your day-to-day work. Learn what counts as a record, what you’re responsible for and how to handle requests while protecting privacy.
- Jan. 29 | AI Privacy & Information Security: Same Game, Faster & Smarter Players: Explore how AI is reshaping the privacy and information security threat landscape and learn ways to protect yourself.
