

I help organizations protect privacy by demonstrating how to master data.
Information is my speciality. Use the power of information science and data governance to uncover solutions for efficient, manageable practices. Let Information in Bloom and Victoria bring a sensible privacy approach to your business with compliance, controls and staff coaching.
Watch your businesses grow as trust blossoms.

Find out how Information in Bloom can lift your information landscape.
Bring Victoria McIntosh's services into your project or practice with:
- Assessment of compliance with data regulations, in Canada or worldwide.
- Feel confident about privacy practices when entering new markets.
- Technical writing and improving policy controls.
- Demonstrate accountability with documented evidence of how you commit to privacy.
- In-person workshops and staff training, for getting your team onboard.
- Speaker for data management, privacy and security topics across Canada.
- Resolve perceptions between business objectives & customer privacy expectations.

Blog Posts & Newsworthy
Canadian Researcher? 5 Elements from the Statement of Principles on Data Management You Need to Know.
On June 15th, the Government of Canada published the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Data Management, promoting data management for federally-funded research efforts going forward. Outlining the responsibilities of individuals, institutions, funders and the research community as a whole, the statement does not lay out a standard data management program, but instead expectations on what […]
Continue readingPrivacy in a Post-Brexit World
All ballots are in, and the world has changed: on June 24th, voters in the United Kingdom took part in what has been named Brexit, the referendum on the country’s membership in the European Union. With a total of 51.9% votes to leave, the fallout has been staggering: the pound dropping to it’s lowest point […]
Continue readingWant Better Returns on Your Information and Data? Call in an Expert
Most of us know the basic tenants of gardening: first you a) take a seed, b) bury it in soil, c) give it some water and then d) place in sunlight, resulting in plant growth. Likewise, the typical business user knows the basics of storing their data. First they a) find or create new record, […]
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No, it isn’t okay to put CCTV in your employee’s houses under the guise of “protecting company assets” - end of transmission
It is literally no ones business whether and why you qualify for a vaccine at any point in time. If you are eligible, get to it. https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/1366827885571559434
I don’t like that self-appointed vaccine cops are creating an atmosphere where folks feel pressured to disclose personal health information to explain why they’ve been vaccinated. I know we’re all stressed and shit but mind ya business.
- The ability to conduct threat analytics and look great in high heels- face it, I've got it all!
- For the Honour of InfoSec!
- It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data
