On June 12, 2020, the last day before the Québec National Assembly adjourned until September 2020, the Québec Government introduced Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information. This proposal would bring significant changes to Québec private sector and public sector privacy law. This article focuses on proposed […] Read more
Bill 64 was published today and provides proposed amendments to the Quebec public sector and private sector privacy laws. Amendments to the private sector law include the following : Breach reporting requirements Obligation to conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment Data portability right and de-indexation right Explicitly recognizes the right to anonymize personal information Obligation to have […] Read more
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
I was recently interviewed by Britta Grade from RSA Conference with Jules Polonetsky from the Future of Privacy Forum on tracing apps and the balance between surveillance and safety. As countries across the globe work through various phases of opening and trying to return to a new COVID-19-tinged normal, contact tracing is a core tenant […] 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
On January 28, 2020, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published its Consultation on the OPC’s Proposals for ensuring appropriate regulation of artificial intelligence (Consultation Paper). The Consultation Paper sets out several proposals for how the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) could be reformed, in the words of the OPC, “in order […] Read more
Our new privacy book Managing Privacy in a Connected World (co-authored with Elisa Henry) is out! It deals with cutting-edge technologies (AI, blockchain, connected devices, IoT, targeted advertising) and new legal risks (digital consent, cyber, competition, online reputation, GDPR, privacy class actions, etc). This book would have not been possible without the help and expertise […] Read more
On November 24, 2019, the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia (BC OIPC) released their report of findings (the Report) arising from their joint investigation of Aggregate IQ Data Services Ltd (AIQ). Before the investigation, AIQ processed personal information as a service provider to […] Read more