2016
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28 janvier 2016 : 10e édition de la Journée internationale de la protection des données
Auteure: Karine Fournier, Étudiante au cours de DRT6929E Image Source : Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada En ce 28 janvier, à l’instar de nombreux pays à travers le monde, nous célébrons la Journée internationale de la protection des données ou pour les pays anglophones, la Data Privacy day. Cette journée est une […] Read more
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Data security and PCI DSS
Éloïse Gratton January 21, 2016
My colleague Brad Freedman recently wrote a short piece on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI DSS”), a contractual standard for the protection of data regarding payment cards issued by the major card brands, including Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Organizations that accept payment card transactions or store, process or transmit payment card data […] Read more
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Mandats de perquisition et vie privée des usagers de téléphones cellulaires
Auteure: Gabrielle Robert, Étudiante au cours de DRT6929E Le 14 janvier 2016, la Cour supérieure de l’Ontario a rendu une décision imposant des limites aux policiers quant aux données confidentielles qu’ils peuvent obtenir des compagnies de téléphonie cellulaire. Cette cause commence en 2014 alors que la Police Régionale de Peel en Ontario enquête sur une série […] Read more
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Production Order Challenge Results in Recognition of Duty to Assert Consumer Privacy Rights
Éloïse Gratton January 19, 2016
On January 14th, 2016, in R. v. Rogers Communications, Sproat J. of the Superior Court of Justice issued a very important decision for organizations that find themselves subject to a search warrant or production order seeking personal information in their records about third parties. The Court found that an organization in this situation has standing […] Read more
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BLG’s Top 10 Legal Risks for Business in 2016
Éloïse Gratton January 11, 2016
BLG’s Top 10 Legal Risks for Business in 2016 is BLG’s annual thought leadership report forecasting the key trends and regulatory changes that will have legal implications for its clients in the year ahead. Many of the risks discussed are privacy and data security related. For instance, the report discusses the fact that Privacy Class […] Read more