The Federal Court recently refused a request, made by CBC and a group of media organizations, to intervene in a case involving the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and Google. The OPC brought a reference to the… Read More ›
Guide to PIPEDA
Security Breaches and PIPEDA – Answers to Questions You Asked
I was asked many questions by a very engaged audience prior to, during and after a 2018 LexisNexis Canada webinar on the new breach of security safeguards provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). For the… Read More ›
Tips for handling a breach like a pro: part three
A couple of weeks ago, I participated in a timely and lively LexisNexis Canada webinar on “How to Handle a Data Breach Like a Pro.” The webinar is free and archived for you to view. For the past two Wednesdays,… Read More ›
Tips for handling a breach like a pro: part two
Last week, I participated to a lively LexisNexis Canada webinar on “How to Handle a Data Breach Like a Pro.” The webinar is free and archived for you to view. Last Wednesday, I posted the first 3 of 10 Pro… Read More ›
Canada and the Right to be Forgotten
It may be surprising that, until this past Friday, there was considerable doubt about whether Canada’s federal private sector privacy law to online search engines. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) had previously skirted deciding this issue…. Read More ›
Guide to PIPEDA 2018
The 2018 Edition of the Guide to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is available. You can find it at the LexisNexis Online Store. The new edition contains information on cases up to the last quarter of 2017…. Read More ›
PIPEDA Guide – New Edition Submitted
A big thank you to everyone who gave me some suggestions for the next edition of the Guide to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, published by Lexis Nexis. In addition to updating the Guide for recent cases,… Read More ›
PIPEDA Guide – Suggestions welcome
Help me plan the next edition of the PIPEDA Guide.