Alberta Privacy Commissioner has just released a noteworthy decision on the application of private sector privacy laws to mergers and acquisitions transactions. The case involved the acquisition of an Alberta company. As part of the deal, employee information, including home addresses and Social Insurance Numbers, were disclosed. Moreover, since the […]
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Canadian Consultation Launched on Identity Theft
The Consumers Measures Committee, a committee comprised of federal, provincial, and territorial consumer protection representatives, has launched a public consultation on identity theft. The background paper identifies several potential legislative solutions including a requirement for organizations to notify consumers affected by a security breach; the placement of a fraud alert […]
Canada Needs A National Privacy Breach Reporting Law
My latest Law Bytes column (Canada Needs A National Privacy Breach Reporting Law Toronto Star version, freely available hyperlinked version) makes the case for a national Canadian privacy and security breach reporting law. Over the past twelve months, there has been a staggering number of reported privacy and security breaches — with […]