On September 23, 2019 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) concluded their consultation on transfers of personal information for processing purposes.[1] The consultation sought stakeholder feedback on…
Category: Privacy
Managing the Risks of Cybersecurity Breaches
For last month’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Government of Canada, in partnership with security organizations, launched a campaign to create awareness and inform the public on the importance of…
Who owns my privacy and why I don’t want people to know where I drive
To me, “big data” has become synonymous with Big Brother, the central political figure behind data collection and monitoring in George Orwell’s “1984.” Big Data plays a similar role in…
Is Privacy a Dead Letter?
In Osgoode Hall Law School’s course Legal Values: Artificial Intelligence, professor Maura Grossman engages the class with weekly reflections on the legal and ethical issues with new advancements in technology.…
Where they Stand: The IPilogue Guide to the Federal Policy Platforms
In advance of the 2019 Canadian federal election, we have taken the opportunity to look through the national party policy platforms and draw your focus to the IP, innovation and…
Personal Privacy in a Digital Age: Examining Current Intellectual Property & Privacy Obligations
Canadians have privacy rights associated with their personal information. This even applies when one’s personal information is held by someone else – like with hospital medical records. Patient ownership of…