Considering the rapid and massive changes underway, the IAPP and EY launched a research initiative to gain more insight into the unique ways privacy and data protection practices have been affected by the pandemic. The initial phase of the project included a survey of privacy professionals, taking a deeper look at how organizations, in general, […] Read more
Joignez-vous à Élisa Henry et moi le 4 juin pour discuter des enjeux de protection de la vie privée suscités par la COVID-19 dans le cadre du programme Ethique et Conformité de HEC Montréal. En situation de crise sanitaire, les lois sur la protection des renseignements personnels sont toujours en vigueur sans faire obstacle à […] Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting rapid adoption of remote working arrangements and technologies present new and increased cybersecurity risks for organizations of all kinds and sizes. Organizations should consider and implement, as appropriate, recently issued authoritative guidance (see Appendix) to help manage COVID-19-related cybersecurity risks. In addition, when circumstances permit, organizations should seize the […] Read more
In a recent announcement, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Canadians’ privacy during the COVID-19 outbreak, stating that, “[d]uring a public health crisis, privacy laws still apply, but they are not a barrier to appropriate information sharing.” Other privacy commissioners throughout Canada have made similar statements. Given […] Read more
The COVID-19 outbreak is raising questions about privacy issues during a pandemic. The OPC has recently published guidance Privacy and the COVID-19 outbreak. It explains how during a public health crisis, privacy laws still apply but that they are not a barrier to necessary information sharing. Since the management of public health crises is a […] Read more
My new privacy book “The Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector in Québec : Looking Back and Thinking Forward” published by Editions Yvon Blais and co-authored with Antoine Guilmain is out! It deals with the challenges with the Quebec private sector privacy act – with the preface authored by former privacy commissioner of Canada […] Read more