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Ontario moves towards introducing new privacy law

Photo of Imran Ahmad (CA)Photo of Liana Di Giorgio (CA)By Imran Ahmad (CA) and Liana Di Giorgio (CA) on Posted in General, PHIPA, PIPEDA, Privacy law
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightGiven global trends in the development of privacy laws and enforcement, Canada and several provinces are looking at modernizing their respective privacy regimes. Ontario’s new proposed privacy law, which would govern commercial activities more broadly than current legislation (i.e., our federal legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and Ontario’s health privacy … Continue reading

Cybersecurity incident notification bill introduced in the Netherlands

Photo of Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)Photo of Nikolai de KoningBy Floortje Nagelkerke (NL) and Nikolai de Koning on Posted in Compliance and risk management, Data breach, General
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn January 22, 2015, the Netherlands proposed legislation introducing breach notification requirements for critical infrastructure industries, including utilities (electricity, gas and drinking water), telecom, financial services, government (surface-water management bodies) and transport (main ports Rotterdam and Schiphol airport). The proposed law would require notification in the event of a breach of security or loss of … Continue reading
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