Articles 2022

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ESG as the Next Frontier in Privacy and Data Governance: Moving Beyond Regulatory Compliance

  • 11 avril 2022
  • Ronak Shah and George Boynton Payne

Ronak Shah and George Boynton Payne discuss a growing trend among organizations to include privacy and data governance metrics and disclosure as part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting framework, and highlight practical steps an organization can take to move beyond a traditional regulatory compliance approach to privacy and security.

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Changing Tides for the Use of Intrusion upon Seclusion in Data Breach Class Actions

  • 14 février 2022
  • Chloe Snider and Hala Abdul Ghani

The common law tort of intrusion upon seclusion continues to develop, as does its use in the class action context. Chloe Snider and Hala Abdul Ghani explore four recent decisions that demonstrate a shift in the use of this tort in large data breach cases.

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B.C., Alberta and Quebec Privacy Regulators Issue Binding Orders Directing Clearview AI to Comply with Recommendations

B.C., Alberta and Quebec Privacy Regulators Issue Binding Orders Directing Clearview AI to Comply with Recommendations

  • 21 janvier 2022
  • Ellen Xu

On December 14, 2021, the British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec privacy regulators issued separate legally binding orders directing Clearview AI to comply with recommendations made in their recent Report of Findings coauthored with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Ellen Xu explores the practices that gave rise to the investigation against Clearview and the recommendations with which Clearview has been ordered to comply.

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China's New Privacy Legislation: The Personal Information Protection Law

  • 21 janvier 2022
  • Nicholas Wall

On November 1, 2021, the new law governing privacy in the People's Republic of China (PRC) came into effect. The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) contains substantive privacy obligations and has the potential to significantly impact organizations operating both within and outside of the PRC. Nicholas Wall provides an overview of PIPL's scope of application, central principles and restrictions on cross-border transfers.

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Welcome Message from the Chair

  • 28 septembre 2021
  • Jaime Cardy

An introductory welcome to the 2021-2022 Season from the Privacy and Access to Information Law Section Chair, Jaime Cardy.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Passports: A Joint Statement from Canada’s Privacy Commissioners

  • 29 juin 2021
  • Amanda Branch and Prudence Etkin

On May 19th, 2021 Canada’s Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners released a joint statement on the privacy implications of Covid-19 vaccine passports. Vaccine passports may offer substantial public benefits; however, in exchange for access to these benefits, individuals will be required to disclose personal health information. As a result, the Commissioners emphasize the importance of addressing privacy considerations from the outset.

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Jaime Cardy

OBA Privacy Law Summit 2021 – PHIPA in the Age of Digital Health

  • 29 juin 2021
  • Jaime Cardy, Adjudicator at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

In the session “PHIPA in the Age of Digital Health,” panelists Mary Jane Dykeman (INQ Law), Anita Fineberg (Anita Fineberg & Associates Inc), Daniel Girlando (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP), and Erica Zarkovich (LifeLabs), discussed the recent amendments to the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA), and emerging issues in digital health.

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