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Canada's New Digital Charter and Changes to PIPEDA
The Government of Canada has created a Digital Charter. It provides Canadians with new rights and expectations about how businesses will treat their personal information. In conjunction with the Digital Charter, flowing from its ten principles, there will also be some changes to the Personal Information Processing and Electronic Documents Act...
Privacy Practices for User Location
Just a decade or two ago, it would have seemed bizarre to suggest that everyone would soon be carrying a device in their pocket that logs their movements and broadcasts their location. With the advent of mobile technology, that vision has basically become a reality. But the fact is that location...
Complying With Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive
Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive (the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market) prohibits content-sharing platforms from displaying unlicensed copyrighted content on behalf of their users. This piece of legislation became EU law as of June 7, 2019 and was to be implemented by June 7, 2021. We're...
Data Breaches and Your Business
Data breaches have always been a stress point among businesses big and small. In our world's increasing dependence on online services, storage and accessibility, data breaches are becoming a bigger problem than ever before. In 2018 alone, the numbers of people said to be affected by data breaches are in...
New York Privacy Act vs California's Privacy Laws
In the United States, California has long led the way in digital privacy. The California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) was the country's first major privacy law, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA, placed some tough restrictions on the sale of personal data (or...
How to Remain GDPR-Compliant After Brexit
UK and EU businesses that share personal data must take appropriate steps to keep their operations running smoothly after Brexit, whether the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal. Continuing GDPR compliance may or may not be top of your Brexit agenda. But processing personal data underpins many of...