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- OSFI’s Consultation on Technology: Understanding the risks inherent in the technologies that power the financial industry
On September 15, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released a discussion paper regarding technology risks in the financial sector. The paper, Developing financial sector resilience in a digital world: Selected themes in technology and related risks, focuses on d … Read more »
- Cross-Post: Keeping Criminal Background Checks in Check: Privacy Law Limits on Employee Criminal Background Checks in B.C.
It is important that any employer requiring a criminal record check as a pre-condition of employment comply with applicable privacy and human rights legislation. The McCarthy Tétrault Labour and Employment group recently published a blog post reviewing the laws applicable to criminal record checks b … Read more »
- Privacy developments: OPC Privacy Guide for Businesses and Ontario privacy consultation
Unquestionably, personal data is the economy’s “new oil” and Canadian organizations face compliance challenges like never before. It is noteworthy, therefore, that last week the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) released a new Privacy Guide for Businesses (the Privacy Guide) and the O … Read more »
- EU-US Privacy Shield invalid: Schrems II
In a bombshell decision in Schrems II released on July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that the Commission decision finding the EU-US Privacy Shield to be adequate for transferring personal data to the U.S. is invalid. In what can only be seen as a double whammy, th … Read more »
- Building Trust Into COVID-19 Recovery: Moving Beyond Privacy
On June 25, 2020, our “Building Trust Into COVID-19 Recovery” series returned with “Moving Beyond Privacy: Multi-factor risk impact assessments for the responsible deployment of advanced technologies”. Charles Morgan (co-leader of both McCarthy Tétrault’s Information and Technology Law Group and Cyb … Read more »