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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 8 Minutes Read April 19, 2023

Bill C-27 and managing information: Legitimate interest, AI and other implications for data governance

Introduced on June 16, 2022, Bill C-27: Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 is the second attempt by Parliament at a modernized Canadian privacy regime, through both the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Information Technology, Privacy / AI, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data governance, Digital Charter Implementation Act, PIPEDA, plain language consent, privacy, privacy management programs, record keeping, record retention 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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