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Advisory Opinion 17-004 17-004a city which operates a self-insured group health plan for its employees asked whether data collected by the third-party administrator were government data, how they would be classified, and whether the administrator wa…
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Advisory Opinion 11-017 11-017An employee asked if his rights were violated when his county employer collected his fingerprints and other private data, including Social Security number (SSN), and did not provide a Tennessen warning notice (see Minne…
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Advisory Opinion 11-003 11-003Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, would School District 309, Park Rapids, violate the data practices rights of a former employee if it disseminates certain data about the former employee to the Hubbard County …
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Advisory Opinion 10-014 10-014Did the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in disclosing certain data to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) given there has been no final disposition of disciplinary …
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Advisory Opinion 07-009 07-009Did Independent School District 720, Shakopee, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, if it collected private data about a student from the student without providing the Tennessen warning notice required by section…
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Advisory Opinion 04-009 04-009Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Gary Fischler and Associates violate a data subject's rights by not providing a Tennessen warning notice prior to collecting data as part of a psychological evaluation? Pu…Contracts/privatization Data subjects Educational data Legislative authority and intent Tennessen warning #Clause to be inferred #Informed consent vs. Tennessen #Private party contracts with government (13.05, subd. 11; see also: Helmberger v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 839 N.W.2d 527 (Minn. 2013).) #Relationship of informed consent to Tennessen warning #Vocational rehabilitation data
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Advisory Opinion 02-045 02-045Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Itasca County inappropriately release private data about employee
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Advisory Opinion 02-033 02-033Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.04, was Independent School District 333, Ogilvie, required to provide a Tennessen Warning to X and Y when it asked them to submit a complaint in writing? Pursuant to Minnesota …
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Advisory Opinion 02-018 02-018Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, would the rights of a data subject be violated if Washington County contacted and disclosed to the Immigration and Naturalization Service private data about the data subject c…
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Advisory Opinion 02-015 02-015Does School District 1, Minneapolis, have an obligation to provide teaching staff with the Tennessen warning notice detailed in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.04, subdivision 2, concerning the collection and use of teac…
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Advisory Opinion 99-025 99-025Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, will the data subject's rights be violated if other University of Minnesota employees are allowed access to his Social Security number?
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Advisory Opinion 99-004 99-004Have A's rights under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, been violated if the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice collected data from A about A and did not supply him/her with a Tennessen Warning notice?
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Advisory Opinion 98-043 98-043Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, what is the classification of the data contained in a complaint against a City of New Market employee?
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Advisory Opinion 98-027 98-027Are photographs of current and past employees of the Blaine Police Department
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Advisory Opinion 98-018 98-018Did the Minnesota Department of Economic Security violate M's rights by inappropriately disseminating private data about M?
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Advisory Opinion 98-003 98-003Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 2, were M's rights violated when the Minnesota Department of Public Safety collected private data about M and 1) did not provide him/her with a complete
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Advisory Opinion 98-001 98-001Did the District comply with Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 2, when it collected private data from H about H upon his/her being hired in 1991? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, in 1994, did th…
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Advisory Opinion 97-032 97-032Has School District #273, Edina, failed to comply with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 2, because it did not provide a Tennessen Warning notice to H and H's parents upon collection of d…
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Advisory Opinion 97-015 97-015Were the data collected by Dr. Seymour Gross, a Hennepin County employee, from
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Advisory Opinion 96-062 96-062Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 2, was J entitled to receive a
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Advisory Opinion 96-014 96-014Has the City of Virginia complied with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 3, regarding access to data by a data subject? Does a copy charge of $.25 per page represent the
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Advisory Opinion 96-011 96-011Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.05, subdivision 4, and Minnesota Rules Part 1205.1300, how may DHS use and/or disseminate the data which relate to K's commitment as a minor, contained on theData subjects Educational data Law enforcement data Legislative authority and intent Tennessen warning Welfare data #Authority to regulate data practices #Classification at time of request, controls access (13.03, subd. 9) #Commitment pre-petition screening #Firearms background check #Limitation on collection and use of private/confidential data (13.05, subd. 4)
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Advisory Opinion 95-035 95-035Is the Brooklyn Park Police Civil Service Commission aData subjects Educational data Informed consent Personnel data Tennessen warning #Civil investigative data (13.39) #Consent needed for new use of data if notice was not given #Data necessary for administration and management of programs (13.05, subd. 3) #Informed consent #Mental impressions (See: Keezer v. Spickard, 493 N.W.2d 614)
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Advisory Opinion 95-028 95-028Is a
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Advisory Opinion 95-007 95-007Does Bemidji State University have the authority to require faculty members to provide their Social Security numbers and birth dates for the purposes of student registration, or is this a violation of Minnesota Statutes…