Here we go .... New federal privacy bill incoming.

Here's the high-level summary of C-27, the new privacy and AI bill. The privacy side looks an awful lot like 2020's C-11 with possible slight tweaks. Plus AI guardrails so it's "developed and deployed in a way that identifies, assesses and mitigates the risks of harm and bias"

Here's a copy of Bill C-27 for those who are tired of hitting "refresh". drive.google.com/file/d/1bb33v_…

As Mardi Witzel writes, firms and other organizations who are designing, developing and deploying #AI will soon have a concrete reason to figure out what it means to practise AI governance: cigionline.org/articles/can-w…

Collaboration between Lawyers and Infosec Professionals in incident response to drive value for clients (and an overview of privilege), new on my YouTube channel. youtu.be/SBAob7nJlIo

I've been posting about the data protection reform parts of #BillC27 on my blog for the last month... today I start my series on the AI & Data Act portion of the Bill: teresascassa.ca/index.php?opti… @uOttawaTechLaw .

The ON gov't has just published guidance on the new requirement that employers with more than 25 employees must have a written policy on electronic monitoring of employees - Oct 11 is the deadline for compliance: ontario.ca/document/your-… @uOttawaTechLaw .../2

Join us in welcoming our 2022 associate lawyers! We're proud to welcome this group of talented individuals to the team.

The recent #ETHI report on facial recognition and #AI contains some important recommendations - including things that should perhaps be in #BillC27 but are not: ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer… @uOttawaTechLaw

It appears that the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 (which includes the Consumer #Privacy Protection Act) will be dusted off and will head to committee on Friday. I have some background on the bill in my YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

I'm looking forward to presenting with Teresa Scassa on what business lawyers need to know about our changing privacy law landscape.

Do you use online behavioral advertising & offline conversion analytics? You need to review your practices - quickly. Reach out to McInnes Cooper’s Privacy, Data Breach & Cyber Security Team for help. bit.ly/3XX5wVR

"Abuse and misuse of privacy laws", new on my YouTube Channel youtube.com/watch?v=Pdh6Up…

This is a very important step in the collaboration between Meta and child protection authorities to stop the spread of non-consensual intimate images. I hope the tool is made available in Canada, and is used by more online service providers. cnn.com/2023/02/27/tec…

Thinking of using biometric facial recognition technology in your business? Connect with our Privacy & Data Security Team to understand the privacy law risks – and how to mitigate them. bit.ly/3oYI5iE

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Catherine Hogan 🇨🇦🍎🏇🏿🤸📘🎵 CJAD 800 Montreal Here's the recording for those who may be interested: iheart.com/podcast/962-el…

This decision is going to be significant for all lawyers who work in cyber incident response and breach coaching. The IPC's decision that forensic reports are NOT privileged was upheld as correct by the ON Divisional Court. LifeLabs LP v. ON IPC canlii.ca/t/k4bqw

If you work in cyber incident response you should be aware of this new decision from the Ontario Divisional Court finding that consultant reports in the LifeLabs incident are NOT privileged. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/35cAQ4ISLoI