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California’s New Privacy Law and What it Means for Canadian Businesses
Éloïse Gratton July 16, 2018
On June 28, 2018, the California legislature passed a new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which will come into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA could impact Canadian organizations doing business in California, the world’s fifth largest economy (with a larger population than Canada), even if they have no physical […] Read more
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CASL Enforcement Action – $250,000 in Penalties for Aiding the Distribution of Malvertising
Éloïse Gratton July 13, 2018
On July 11, 2018, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission issued notices of violation under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (commonly known as “CASL”) against two online advertising businesses for allegedly aiding the installation of malicious computer programs through the distribution of online advertising. The enforcement action illustrates how CASL imposes liability on an organization that aids […] Read more
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Government of Canada Responds to ETHI Committee Report on PIPEDA Review
Éloïse Gratton June 22, 2018
The Government of Canada has responded to the February 2018 report by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (“ETHI” or “Committee”) on the review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”). As we summarized in a previous bulletin, the ETHI’s report, entitled “Towards Privacy by Design,” discussed many topics and provided […] Read more
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Update to Québec’s Proposed Loyalty Program Rules
Éloïse Gratton May 31, 2018
In a previous bulletin Ontario and Québec Set to Update Legal Requirements on Loyalty Programs, we highlighted the recent legislative changes regarding loyalty/rewards programs that have been implemented in Ontario and confirmed in Québec. Ontario’s rules on loyalty programs and associated regulations came into force on January 1, 2018, with a retroactive effect to October 1, […] Read more
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Commercialisation des données + numérique
Éloïse Gratton May 29, 2018
J’ai participé à la Conférence CRDP / IRDA IVe Éd. 2018 sur Le droit à l’épreuve du numérique le 7 mai dernier et j’ai présenté le sujet suivant: « Commercialisation des données + numérique » à l’Université de Montréal. Ma présentation (audio) est disponible ici. Read more
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IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2018
Éloïse Gratton May 23, 2018
BLG is proud to be a platinum sponsor of the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2018 taking place May 24-25 at the adjoining Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building) and InterContinental Hotel. Members of our Privacy and Data Protection Group and Cybersecurity Law Group will be speaking throughout the conference : Privacy and Cybersecurity Hot Business Risks The BLG panel is taking place […] Read more
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DataGuidance Thought Leaders in Privacy: Eloïse Gratton
Éloïse Gratton May 21, 2018
DataGuidance interviewed me at the 2018 IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington. In the interview, I discuss recent developments in privacy related jurisprudence in Canada, the new breach notification requirements, and I provide recommendations for global organisations which have operations in Canada or may be selling their products or services to Canadian consumers. You can view the […] Read more
Legal News
Settlement of Alleged CASL Violation – Text Messages Sent Without Consent or Prescribed Information
Éloïse Gratton May 4, 2018
On May 1, 2018, the Canadian Radio-television and Tele-communications Commission announced that the companies operating the 514-BILLETS ticket resale business agreed to pay $100,000 as part of a voluntary settlement of alleged violations of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (commonly known as “CASL”) regarding the sending of text messages without the recipient’s consent and without prescribed information about the […] Read more
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Canadian Personal Information Security Breach Obligations – Preparing for Compliance
Éloïse Gratton April 30, 2018
Commencing November 1, 2018, Canada’s federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) will require an organization that suffers a “breach of security safeguards” involving personal information under its control to keep prescribed records of the breach and, if the breach presents a “real risk of significant harm to an individual”, to promptly report […] Read more
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Le droit à la déconnexion au Québec : le Projet de loi n°1097
Auteure: Élisabeth Boutin-Bruce, étudiante au cours DRT-6929E-A Un récent article de BBC illustre les enjeux de la surveillance patronale omniprésente : cette idée envahissante de l’employeur qui tente de contrôler certains facteurs de la vie de son employé, parfois même en dehors du travail. En cette ère numérique, alors que l’employeur est en possession d’une multitude de […] Read more