Je serai conférencière au TEDxUMontréal du 15 mai prochain. Véritable mouvement mondial, les conférences TEDx mettent de l’avant en 15 minutes les connaissances d’un expert sur un sujet d’actualité. Sujet de ma conférence : Comment protéger notre vie privée ? Inscription | https://tedxumontreal.eventbrite.ca Read more
We have received today a list of amendments that the government intends to introduce to the section of Bill 64 which amends the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (QC Private Sector Act). The proposed amendments are generally the same as those adopted with respect to the public sector with […] Read more
On March 26, 2021, the Superior Court rendered a landmark judgment dealing with the loss of personal information, Lamoureux c. OCRCVM, 2021 QCCS 1093. Madam Justice Florence Lucas, J.C.S. dismisses the class action filed by the plaintiff, Danny Lamoureux in its entirety in the first judgment rendered at the merits stage for a matter involving a […] Read more
On March 29, 2021, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced a notice of violation imposing a $75,000 penalty on an individual for conducting high volume spam campaigns in violation of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (commonly known as CASL). The $75,000 penalty is the largest penalty imposed to date on an individual spammer. Read our bulletin on this topic. Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, health care institutions are increasingly providing patients and clients with various forms of virtual health care. “Virtual health care” refers to the use of video or audio technology communications to provide non-urgent, non-emergency health care services remotely in real time. Virtual health care services may include medical […] Read more
In the spring of 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement sparked conversations around the world about systemic racism and unconscious bias. Businesses have been re-evaluating their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) polices and taking a hard look at what their own data says about their role in reducing – or perpetuating – the inequalities faced […] Read more
On February 3, 2021, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI), the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC BC), and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (AB OIPC, and together with the BC OIPC, the CAI and the OPC, the Regulators), published a joint Report of Findings […] Read more
Le 8 décembre 2020, le Ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale du Québec, Jean Boulet, a déposé à l’Assemblée nationale le Projet de loi 78, Loi visant principalement à améliorer la transparence des entreprises (« Projet de loi 78 »). Ce Projet de loi propose de modifier le cadre législatif actuel régissant […] Read more
I am delighted to participate at the HEC Forecast 2021 event and present on the topic of managing privacy in an AI world (February 11). For more information about HEC Forecast, click here. To purchase tickets, click here. Read more
Employees and other insiders are a significant risk to the security of personal information and other data. A substantial portion of cybersecurity incidents is caused or facilitated by the affected organization’s insiders, whether acting inadvertently or intentionally. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently issued a report that provides guidance for managing insider threats. Read Bradley […] Read more