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Contact tracing apps: A new world for data privacy
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen governments across the world restricting civil liberties and movement to new levels.
Data and cybersecurity
Increased remote working and/or changes to business-as-usual practices could pose enhanced security or operational risks to your business. Threat actors are also using misinformation about the pandemic in order to facilitate phishing attacks, social engineering and other cyber attack methods. Checking cyber incident response frameworks for compatibility with remote working and a decentralized workforce, and monitoring the changing cyber threat landscape will be essential to protecting your business from adverse cyber incidents.
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Canada: Personal liability for corporate fraud: what you need to know
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wear on, corporations must remain vigilant against the increased risk of fraud.
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The Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec issues a document on the use of technology tools aimed at curbing the current pandemic
On April 14, 2020, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAIQ) released a document on the issues related to privacy and personal information protection raised by the current pandemic.
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Data hubs in the fight against a global pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the creation of worldwide data hubs to collect data, and the development of software tools to extract insights from data.
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Federal privacy commissioner issues privacy law guidance bulletin during emergency pandemic
In light of the challenges faced by Canadian organizations and government institutions during the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 20 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) issued the following guidance bulletin “Privacy and the COVID-19 Outbreak” (OPC Bulletin).
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