Le 21 septembre 2021, l’Assemblée nationale du Québec a adopté le projet de loi n° 64, Loi modernisant des dispositions législatives en matière de protection des renseignements personnels qui introduit des modifications importantes à la législation en matière de protection des renseignements personnels dans le secteur privé et public. Nous avons préparé un tableau qui résume sur […] Read more
On Sept. 21, 2021, the Québec National Assembly adopted Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, which brings significant changes to Québec private sector and public sector privacy law. We have prepared a summarizing chart which focuses on proposed amendments to Québec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information […] Read more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed another class action in which the plaintiff used ‘intrusion upon seclusion’ to claim damages for a cyber attack. Justice Perell’s decision in Del Giudice v Thompson (Thompson) reinforces recent findings in similar cases where the intrusion upon seclusion tort was not upheld and organizations were not found vicariously liable […] Read more
A plastic surgeon alleged to have filmed his patients with surveillance cameras faced a privacy class action case. In G.C. v. Jugenburg (2021 ONSC 3119), the Ontario Superior Court certified a privacy breach class action against Dr. Martin Jugenburg, but declined to certify a class action for patients whose images were posted on the internet, published, or otherwise displayed […] Read more
On August 13, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released an updated Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting Advisory (Advisory) that imposes enhanced requirements for federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) regarding the prompt (within 24 hours or sooner if possible) reporting of technology and cybersecurity incidents to OSFI. The Advisory is effective immediately […] Read more
Le 24 août dernier, la Commission des institutions de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec a terminé l’étude détaillée du projet de loi n° 64, Loi modernisant des dispositions législatives en matière de protection des renseignements personnels (« projet de loi n° 64 ») qui s’était amorcée en février 2021. Dans notre précédent bulletin, publié à l’occasion de la clôture des travaux parlementaires au […] Read more