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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 8 Minutes Read February 24, 2021

Clarification on cross-border transfers of personal information

Picture of key on keyboardOn November 16, 2020, the federal government introduced the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (“CPPA”), which, if enacted, will provide organizations with greater clarity regarding their obligations when engaging third party service providers to process personal information outside Canada. In this blog, we explore how the core concepts of cross-border transfers of personal information for processing are evolving after a brief period of major uncertainty.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Privacy / Consumer Privacy Protection Act, cross-border tranfers, Equifax Canada, GDPR, personal information, PIPEDA Leave a Comment

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 5 Minutes Read July 6, 2020

Quebec proposes privacy changes

We may expect to see a shift towards stronger, more protective privacy laws in the near future in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the Alberta PIPA and the British Columbia PIPA.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Employee Relations, Privacy / Alberta PIPA, BC PIPA, employment law, GDPR, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, privacy, Quebec, Quebec Bill 64, Quebec Private Sector Act Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read March 20, 2020

Liability for artificial intelligence — Why Canadian businesses should pay attention to recent developments in Europe

Late last year, the European Commission’s Expert Group on Liability and New Technologies – New Technologies Formation (NTF) released a report on Liability for Artificial Intelligence. The report focuses on liability regimes across European Union (EU) member states and offers high-level recommendations on how those liability regimes can be adapted to meet challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / artificial intelligence, GDPR, liability for artificial intelligence, liability regimes, machine learning Leave a Comment

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