Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada interviews
Canada (federal) · recorded interviews and privacy
From live calls to recordings
“When federal institutions conduct videoconference interviews for staffing processes, they generally do so in real-time and do not record them.”
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“Candidates are then invited to record their answers using a webcam or mobile phone.”
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Recorded on a webcam or phone
Where an institution records, candidates record their own answers.
Example“Evaluators at the hiring organization later watch the video-recorded interviews and assess candidates directly in the platform.”
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“Video recording interviews means a new collection of sensitive personal information, and involves outsourcing to a third party.”
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