here is a lot of emphasis put on certifications in the hiring process. To a certain extent I can understand this, after all, Human Resources professionals are not Information Technology professionals and certification provides the only reliable interface they have for a quantifying whether an individual really knows something about the technology they claim to understand.
On July 21, 2009, B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis ruled that the amount and type of information and the length it is retained by the "Barwatch" system used in many Vancouver and Victoria nightclubs is in violation of Section 7(2) of the B.C. B.C.?s Personal Information Protection Act.