Privacy and Tech Law Blog

Every two years, the OPC commissions a survey of businesses to gain an understanding of the privacy landscape in Canada. There’s room for improvement.

What is electronic chattel paper? Why is Ontario making changes? What do the upcoming changes mean for your business?

COVID-19 has plunged the world into a new reality and the legal industry had little choice but to adapt. Will these newly embraced technologies stick around for the long term?

If your company or organization is considering making the switch to a virtual AGM this year, here are 3 things to bear in mind.

While lawmakers around the world are fixated on addressing the privacy and security implications of data storage, it appears that the environmental ramifications are largely flying under their radar.

A recent study analyzed tracking behaviours and privacy leakage for 27 WiFi hotspots in Montreal, including banks, shopping malls, restaurants and hospitals. The results are concerning.

Your trademark application could be rejected by the Registrar or opposed by the owner of an existing trademark if you’re not careful. Here are a few tips from Lauren Sigouin.

Look at the two images in this blog, do you find these to be confusing?

“Loot” can help players advance through a game more quickly and/or have an enhanced gameplay experience but regulators, academics and gamers around the world are concerned that this mechanic resembles gambling.

By leveraging big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and IoT technologies, a digital twin can act as a virtual model and can provide valuable new insights.

Do private sector innovators have an ethical or social responsibility to ensure that their technology can only be used for good, not evil?

To celebrate Data Privacy Day, why not take a moment to complete a “data privacy checkup”? Here are a few ideas to get started …