Released on = August 26, 2007, 10:40 am

Press Release Author = Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy
Administrators

Industry =

Press Release Summary = Privacy Awareness Week is being celebrated in Canada and
Asia-Pacific from 26 August to 1 September 2007. Canada's leading association
serving privacy and access professionals, the Canadian Association of Professional
Access and Administrators (CAPAPA), is spearheading the campaign to promote privacy
awareness in Canada.

Press Release Body = Privacy Awareness Week is being celebrated from 26 August to 1
September 2007.

Privacy Awareness Week first was initiated by Privacy Victoria (Australia) in 2001
and, for the first time, has gone international. This year it is being celebrated in
Asia-Pacific and in Canada.


The theme for Privacy Awareness Week 2007 is 'Privacy is your business\'.

"The increasing incidents of identity theft and information security breaches has
heightened the need for consumers to recognize the importance of protecting their
personal information - at home, in the workplace, and in the consumer marketplace,"
says CAPAPA National Chair Sharon Polsky.

Canadian organizations, governments, and government agencies are bound by a variety
of wide-reaching privacy laws. Ms. Polsky notes that, "As consumers, each of us is
responsible to understand what our rights and responsibilities are under those
laws."


Privacy Awareness Week is also an opportunity for organizations and agencies covered
by privacy legislation to promote privacy awareness to their staff, customers, and
to the wider community.

For more information on how you can promote Privacy Awareness Week 2007, visit
www.CAPAPA.org or contact CAPAPA at: info@capapa.org.


Web Site = http://www.capapa.org

Contact Details = CAPAPA
Communications Director - Ave Bella Gould
Email: communications@capapa.org
Telephone: 403.254.4376