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Key Lessons from Federal Trade Commission’s 2017 Report on Privacy and Data Security
March 1, 2018
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On January 18, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) released its annual report on Privacy & Data Security for 2017 (the “Report”). The Report reviews the FTC’s privacy and data security related activities in 2017, including in the...
Federal Budget Allocates Significant Funds towards Cybersecurity
February 28, 2018
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On February 27, 2018, the Minister of Finance tabled Budget 2018 – Equality + Growth: A Strong Middle Class (the “Budget”) before Parliament. The Budget includes investments in several key areas of the Canadian economy, including in the area of...
Cybersecurity: Five Guiding Principles for Boards
February 22, 2018
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Data breaches and cyber-attacks continue to represent important threats to businesses of all shapes and sizes. High-profile data breaches have prompted heightened regulatory, shareholder, and public scrutiny of boardroom preparedness. While the importance of cybersecurity at the Board level may...
Extraterritorial scope of GDPR: Do Canadian businesses need to comply?
February 15, 2018
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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) will be coming into force on May 25 of this year. While the GDPR has been a hot topic for some time in Europe, it has only recently begun to hit...
Senate Committee Report On Autonomous Vehicles Emphasizes Cybersecurity and Privacy
February 8, 2018
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On January 29, 2018, the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications (the “Committee”) released a report titled Driving Change: Technology and the future of the automated vehicle (the “Report”), which highlighted key regulatory and technical issues related to driverless...
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