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Privacy Governance: A Framework for Data Privacy Protection and Compliance

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Responsible organizations understand that privacy governance is essential for the systematic and compliant management of personal data and for maintaining customer and stakeholder trust. In a world where people increasingly...more

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Transferring Employee Data From Canada to the United States: Key Considerations for Employers

As of September 22, 2024, the final provision of Law 25, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, will take effect, establishing a new right to data portability for...more

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Data Privacy Guide - Canada

Introduction - As a federal state with law-making powers shared between federal and provincial/territorial governments, Canada has both federal and provincial/territorial privacy laws that govern the private and public...more

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State Data Protection Laws: What You Need To Know As States Ramp Up Enforcement

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Congress has repeatedly failed to pass comprehensive national data protection legislation, and the states are rapidly filling the void with laws that impose different requirements on a state-by-state basis. Most of these...more

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Canada: Privacy Law Overview

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General - Privacy and data protection requirements in Canada may originate from a number of different sources, depending on factors such as the industrial sector in which an organization operates, the jurisdiction in...more

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Survey of International Privacy Laws

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Introduction - Recent years have brought a dramatic increase in the number of countries that have comprehensive privacy and data security laws. As the world has become increasingly digital, privacy and data protection have...more

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Personal Information Protection by Companies Conducting Business in Quebec: Adoption of Bill 64

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How will the Reform affect companies' privacy practices? What are the main differences between the Act and PIPEDA? - On September 21, 2021, the National Assembly adopted Bill 64, an Act to modernize legislative provisions...more

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US Senators Propose COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act

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At the beginning of 2020, a Federal privacy law, similar to that of GDPR or PIPEDA, was a faint and distant reality. However, in light of some mobile device and other monitoring being considered because of the COVID-19...more

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In Data Privacy, How Smart Is Your Data?

Over the last few years, data privacy has been brought in to the public focus more than ever before. What information is being collected about you, how is it being used, and who has the ability to access it. ...more

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Transborder Data Flow Consent Standard is Reaffirmed

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)'s report, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Report of Findings #2019-001, issued April 9, 2019, into the Equifax hack, created...more

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New Data Breach Reporting Requirements in Canada

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Canada now follows the US trend to require reporting of personal data exposures. Beginning November 1, 2018, a change in the law will require companies subject to Canada’s federal data protection laws to report data breaches...more

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Your 10-Step Guide to New Mandatory Breach Reporting

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This 10-step guide will walk you through the upcoming changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the factors to consider in being prepared under PIPEDA and other related...more

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Breach Notification Rules Under GDPR, PIPEDA and PIPA

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The breach notification obligations for Canadian organizations will change significantly in 2018: (i) the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018; while (ii) new reporting...more

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Understanding the GDPR—Comparing Consent Provisions to PIPEDA, PIPA and CASL

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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018. To assist Canadian organizations with their potential compliance efforts with respect to this legislation, the following is...more

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Understanding the GDPR: A Comparison Between the GDPR, PIPEDA and PIPA

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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on May 25, 2018. To assist Canadian organizations with their potential compliance efforts with respect to same, the following is intended to...more

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Highly Confidential Data—A Cybersecurity Risk for Cannabis Related Businesses

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Cybersecurity is a significant business risk for any organization that collects personal data. The greater the amount of personal data collected by an organization, the greater the risk that it will be targeted by...more

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Legal Trends: Privacy

In April, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released its investigation report regarding Bell’s Relevant Ads Program (RAP). The RAP involved the creation of Bell Mobility customer profiles based on...more

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New Government in Canada Announces Changes to Privacy Laws

On October 19, 2015, Canadians elected Justin Trudeau, the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, as their new and second-youngest-ever prime minister. When it comes to privacy and technology, the new government has...more

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Data privacy in the Americas - At a glance

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As multinational employers are aware, data privacy laws can vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Ensuring compliance with the different requirements can be challenging, and the penalties for noncompliance can be...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter: International Edition July 2015

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Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies - There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more

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