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By Occasional Contributors | 9 Minutes Read April 28, 2023

Important new shift in Canadian privacy law: Legitimate interest exception to consent

One of the more significant changes brought about by the proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act is the introduction of an exception to consent based on an organization’s legitimate interest.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / consent, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, GDRP, internal control, Internal Controls, IT, legitimate interest exception, personal information, privacy laws Leave a Comment

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 6 Minutes Read March 24, 2023

Home Depot disclosed personal information without valid consent

Picture of key on keyboardOn January 26, 2023, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) found that Home Depot disclosed a customer’s personal information to Facebook (now Meta) without his knowledge or consent contrary to PIPEDA. Consequently, Home Depot needed to implement the OPC’s recommendations, which it did following the investigation.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Privacy / consent, consent fatigue, data sharing, express or implied consent, facebook, form of consent, Home Depot, meaningful consent, Meta, offline activity, personal information, PIPEDA, privacy, valid consent Leave a Comment

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 4 Minutes Read January 20, 2023

Hefty GDPR fine for Meta

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has just been fined €265 million (about $275 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (Commission) following an inquiry that commenced in April, 2021.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Privacy / data protection, facebook, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Meta, personal data, personal information, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy by design, safeguards, security breach Leave a Comment

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