2019
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Frequently Asked Questions – Compliance with PIPEDA’s Security Breach Obligations
Éloïse Gratton March 6, 2019
Canada’s federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) imposes obligations on private sector organizations that suffer a breach of security safeguards affecting personal information under their control. Details of those obligations are set out in PIPEDA, the Breach of Security Safeguards Regulations and the guidance document titled “What you need to know about […] Read more
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Anonymous Video Analytics, Facial Recognition and Privacy Concerns
Éloïse Gratton February 24, 2019
The Guardian published an article today called “Are you being scanned – How facial recognition technology follows you, even as you shop“. The article suggests that if you shop at certain malls, you may have been scanned and recorded by hidden cameras built into the centres’ digital advertising billboards. In the last year, there have […] Read more
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Court Denies Certification in Privacy Class Action: Personal Information is Not Necessarily Private Information
Éloïse Gratton February 5, 2019
A recent Ontario court decision clarifies the distinction between personal information and private information and confirms that the wrongful disclosure of personal information may not always amount to a violation of privacy. In Broutzas, 2018 ONSC 6315, the court refused to certify a proposed privacy class action involving the sale of new mother contact information […] Read more
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OSFI Issues Advisory on Technology and Cybersecurity Incident Reporting
Éloïse Gratton January 30, 2019
On January 24, 2019, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions issued an Advisory setting out expectations for federally regulated financial institutions’ prompt (within 72 hours) reporting of technology and cybersecurity incidents. The Advisory will be effective on March 31, 2019. Federally regulated financial institutions should now take steps to prepare for compliance with […] Read more
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Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation — 2018 Year in Review
Éloïse Gratton January 5, 2019
In 2018, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission continued to enforce Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (commonly known as CASL) and issued an important information bulletin regarding the CASL provision that imposes indirect liability for CASL violations. In addition, the federal government issued a formal response to a parliamentary committee report on CASL. Read our bulletin on […] Read more