The 2016 Brussels Privacy Symposium which took place last week (November 8th) is the first annual academic program jointly presented by the Brussels Privacy Hub of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). The all-day workshop is titled: Identifiability: Policy and Practical Solutions for Anonymization and Pseudonymization. Khaled El Emam, […] Read more
This year’s Privacy XChange Forum event is taking place on October 16-18 and is held at the Boulders Resort & Spa, situated in the foothills of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. I am delighted to present with co-panelists Kate Black, Joëlle Jouret and Francesca Spidalieri on October 17th, on “Where In the World: A Quick and Easy Breakdown of Privacy Standards and Regulations”. From the […] Read more
I will be participating at the “In 2 Words” event organized by the Chaire L.R. Wilson on March 15, 2016 at the University of Montreal. On the first panel, Yann Joly (McGill) will present on “Transhumanism and governance: A possible connection between genetic engineering and cybernetics”, Ian Kerr (U of Ottawa) on “Robots and their Human Counterparts: How AI and Robotics Could Change […] Read more
The Nineteenth Annual Canadian IT Law Association Conference is taking place this year in Toronto on October 26–27, 2015. I will be participating on the panel entitled “Key IT Law Issues for Wearable & Mobile Devices” moderated by David Canton, Harrison Pensa LLP, with co-panelists Sony Gokhale, Osler, Hoskins & Harcourt LLP and Rachael Vaughn, Attorney Next […] Read more
I will be presenting on De-identification around the World, at the Privacy, Security, Risk 2015, presented by the IAPP Privacy Academy and CSA Congress, in Las Vegas, on October 1, 2015. My co-panelists are Phil Lee, Head of US Office, Fieldfisher and Andrew Reiskind, Deputy CPO, MasterCard. All around the world, personal information is defined in a wide […] Read more
I will be participating at the Practical De-Identification program organized by the Future of Privacy Forum and Ernst & Young taking place in Washington on July 9th, 2015. De-identification is a critical element in many privacy programs, and is an important part in every privacy practitioner’s toolbox. However, the complex technical, legal, and policy landscape around de-identification can be […] Read more
I will be participating at an event entitled “Courriel Express. Après-midi d’étude interdisciplinaire” (Email and interdisciplinary study) taking place on may 7th in Montreal. The event is organized by Vincent Gautrais and Marie Demoulin (teachers at the ÉBSI) in the context of the LCCJTI.ca project of the University of Montreal. It can be summarized as an afternoon of interdisciplinary study […] Read more
I am delighted to be delivering a keynote (at 4h10min) on the topic of “Are Privacy Laws Adequately Protecting and Servicing Privacy?” at the Pathways to Privacy Research Symposium. This initiative was established by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) to increase awareness of the outcomes of privacy research and knowledge translation projects in […] Read more
Dr. Avner Levin and myself are delighted to be co-chairing this year’s 12th Edition of the Canadian Institute Privacy Law and Compliance event taking place in Toronto, Tuesday, February 24 to Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Marriott Bloor Yorkville, Toronto. The Privacy field has been rapidly evolving as practitioners are increasingly having to deal with […] Read more
I will be teaching, for a third consecutive year, DRT-6929E-A, a privacy law course at the University of Montreal Law Faculty. The class is offered to Masters degree students and takes place every Monday from 4 to 7pm, January 12 to April 13, 2015. I have been teaching since 2009 (e-commerce law from 2009 – […] Read more