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By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read August 10, 2016

Data breaches: All’s not lost, even if your data is (and if you’ve taken precautions)

As anyone who’s ever left a USB key in a Kinko’s knows, it’s easy to lose a mobile device containing sensitive user information. As a recent statement from the Newfoundland and Labrador’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner shows, taking preemptive steps to make the user information on a mobile device more secure could protect the information – and your organization – if the device ever falls into the wrong hands.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / antivirus, Data breach, data security, information protection, mobile device, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, password protection, Personal Health Information Act, protect user data, USB drives, user data

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read December 2, 2015

Lessons from the Saanich spyware fiasco and new privacy laws to be aware of

privacy-actIn our current information age, security over electronic information and protection against unauthorized access is foundational to employers’ businesses. To guard against endlessly multiplying electronic threats, employers must resort to electronic means and, understandably, often resort to broad and comprehensive software to protect their operations. However, the situation involving the District of Saanich earlier this year is a good reminder to all B.C. employers that cyber-protection cannot be used at the expense of employees’ privacy. Moreover, recent amendments to the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which our colleagues posted on here, now make privacy law compliance of even higher importance in the federal sphere, by imposing higher standards and more serious consequences.

In the District of Saanich, shortly after Mayor Richard Atwell was sworn in, he was shocked to discover that the District’s IT department had installed spyware on its staff computers (including his), which … Continue reading “Lessons from the Saanich spyware fiasco and new privacy laws to be aware of”

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Privacy / business’ privacy policies, Digital Act, electronic threats, employee’s consent, employee’s personal information, employment law, guidance from the Privacy Commissioner, implementing IT protections, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, personal information, Privacy breach notification, privacy laws, privacy officer, Saanich spyware complaint

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read July 15, 2015

Lessons from the Saanich spyware fiasco and new privacy laws to be aware of

In our current information age, security over electronic information and protection against unauthorized access is foundational to employers’ businesses. To guard against endlessly multiplying electronic threats, employers must resort to electronic means and, understandably, often resort to broad and comprehensive software to protect their operations. However, the situation involving the District of Saanich earlier this year is a good reminder to all B.C. employers that cyber-protection cannot be used at the expense of employees’ privacy.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Payroll, Privacy / Cyber threats, cyber-protection, electronic information, Employee privacy, employee’s privacy rights, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, investigation, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, privacy laws, privacy violations, Saanich spyware fiasco, software to protect their businesses, unauthorized access

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