Seasoned privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Alex Cameron on compliance and client advice. 2018 was a crucial turning point for privacy legislation, from the EU’s GDPR ...

While it’s applied to federally-regulated companies since 2001, only as of Jan. 1, this year — when the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) stretched to cover most ...

PIPEDA is based on 10 fair principles for the collection and use of personal data of employees, customers and partners. Three of these are, arguably, the most important: — the knowledge and consent of ...

The legislative behemoth known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) finally staggered into the offices of American physicians this April, demanding compliance ...

Front Lines is a guest viewpoint section offering perspectives on current issues and events from people working on the front lines of Canada's technology industry. Tom De Rosa is the National ...

The federal government’s long awaited introduction of a bill to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is a constructive step forward in keeping Canada’s private-sector ...