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By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read April 11, 2018

It’s official: Mandatory data breach notification coming on November 1, 2018

The coming into force of mandatory breach notification and record-keeping requirements on November 1, 2018 should be viewed by organizations as an effort to align Canadian legal and regulatory requirements with those in the United States and Europe (especially with the General Data Protection Regulations – or GDPR – coming into force in May 2018).

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / Breach notification, Data breach, data security, PIPA, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy and security

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read November 23, 2017

"Swipe card" records inadmissible to prove time theft

An employee was terminated for time theft because his time cards did not align with the 'swipe card' records showing when he entered and exited the building. But did the employer collect the data in accordance with privacy laws?

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Privacy / arbitration, employment, PIPA, privacy laws, termination, time theft

By Cristina Lavecchia | 2 Minutes Read June 26, 2017

Former employee steals personal information to purchase smart phones

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has required a payment processing organization to notify individuals pursuant to section 37.1 of the province's Personal Information Protection Act because there was a real risk of significant harm to those individuals affected by an incident that involved unauthorized access and theft of information of 60 Alberta residents.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / personal information, Personal Information Protection Act, PIPA, privacy, real risk of significant harm

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