CFAX 1070 has learned that a December 14, 2021 email sent by Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt entitled “A decade of service – and options for the future” breached the privacy of an unknown number of persons whose email addresses and personal information were improperly collected from files under the control of Red Cedar Café Association.
Confirmation of the latest breach of one or more provisions of BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act involving Isitt is contained in a notice distributed by the newly appointed board of directors of Red Cedar Cafe Association on February 27, 2022 and obtained by CFAX 1070.
“In January 2022 the Red Cedar Cafe Association (RCCA) Board discovered that in December 2021, personal information (names and email addresses) held in RCC files were accessed inappropriately by a former Board member. This personal information was used to distribute an email message not related to Red Cedar Cafe, that individuals had not given their consent to receive. This is a privacy breach under BC law, and we (the current RCC Board of Directors) are taking the steps required to respond to the breach,” the notice reads.
Red Cedar Cafe Association board representative Kendra Strauss confirmed to CFAX 1070 in a written statement “Yes, the December privacy breach involved Ben Isitt's December 14th email.”
Isitt has not responded to multiple requests for comment.