personal data

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).

breach of security safeguards, Data breach, data breach reporting, employment law, Personal, personal data, personal data security, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

Proposed privacy changes in British Columbia

October 14, 2011 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Privacy and Security

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 3) was introduced in the British Columbia legislature on October 4, 2011. The Bill aims to facilitate digitization, compiling, sharing and combining of personal data across government ministries (including the Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government). Individuals would be able to access government services with a secure digital identification card and personal ID number.

bill 3, combine personal data across ministries, data linking, digital identification, FOIPP, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Ministry of Labour, open government, personal data, personal information, Privacy Commissioner, privacy concerns