personal data security

Mandatory data breach reporting – a message from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

November 5, 2019 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, HR and Technology, Human Resources, Privacy and Security, 0

On October 31, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada shared what has been learned and what businesses need to know with respect to mandatory data breach reporting under Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

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Strengthen personal data security; avoid the Sony experience

May 4, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Customers and employees entrust their personal information to businesses on a daily basis and expect that these businesses will treat that information with the care and respect it deserves by implementing the proper safeguards to keep it safe. However, just recently…

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