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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 8 Minutes Read October 27, 2023

Sweeping privacy reform comes into force in Quebec

key employeesAs of September 22, 2023, organizations operating in Quebec or handling the personal information (“PI”) of Quebec residents are now subject to a host of new obligations. Compliance with these sweeping amendments brought by Act to modernize legislative provisions respecting the protection of personal information (“Law 25”) to the Private Sector Act require a deliberate and well-documented overhaul of policies, procedures and practices relating to how affected organizations handle Quebec PI.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / employment law, privacy framework, privacy impact assessment, privacy law, privacy reform, Private Sector Act, Quebec, transparency requirements, valid consent 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 Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read December 23, 2015

Hackable Barbies, malicious POODLEs: PIPEDA compliance and the Internet of Things

She stands just under a foot tall, has a résumé that includes such storied accomplishments as astronaut, registered nurse, and Presidential candidate. Whether cropped or worn shoulder-length, her iconic blonde hair has been inspiring popular culture since well before Madonna. She’s owned more dream homes than most real estate magnates, and earlier last month Barbie tried out a brand new accessory that has been turning heads ever since—an AzureWave AW-CU300E 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Microcontroller Module.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, cloud-based intelligence, Digital Privacy Act, Internet of Things, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA compliance, security vulnerability to a known exploit, technology, toymaker Mattel, ToyTalk, valid consent, WiFi-enabled doll

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