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By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read July 7, 2021

Privacy and your IT department

Is your IT department ready for more stringent privacy laws? On the heels of the federal government’s bill to modernize federal privacy laws (that is, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 ), the Ontario government has declared the federal bill inadequate. Consequently, on June 17, 2021, the Ontario government issued a whitepaper entitled Modernizing Privacy in Ontario, initiating further public dialogue on its proposals to improve privacy protection.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Information Technology, Privacy / artificial intelligence, confidentiality, cybersecurity, data encryption, data protection, passwords, policypro, privacy legislation, privacy policy, security breaches, user identification

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 5 Minutes Read November 2, 2020

Commissioners’ joint investigation on use of facial recognition technology

On October 29, 2020, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced the findings of a joint investigation by Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia that examined whether the Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited was collecting and using personal information of visitors to its Canadian malls without valid consent using Anonymous Video Analytics technology installed in wayfinding directories and mobile device geolocation tracking technologies.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Information Technology, Privacy / AB PIPA, BC PIPA, consent, employment law, facial recognition software, facial recognition technology, investigation, opt-in, Personal Information Protection Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy policy

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 7 Minutes Read June 4, 2018

Privacy Commissioner of Canada provides guidance on meaningful consent

Obtaining meaningful consent represents a significant responsibility, and the Privacy Commissioner has created a checklist to assist organizations in achieving compliance.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Privacy / consent process, data protection, employment law, Guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent, meaningful consent, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, privacy policy

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