Canada

On October 19, 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued two key decisions in a contested enforcement proceeding brought by Compu.Finder. These recent decisions stem from an earlier CRTC enforcement proceeding against Compu.Finder, which resulted in the first administrative monetary penalty (AMP) issued under Canada’s anti-spam legislation (commonly…

Understanding the law is a good start.  Knowing what consent you are claiming, being fully compliant when sending messages and respecting individual’s right to chose – these are all solid foundations for a CASL compliant program.  It is NOT CRTC’s place to tell you what to do in order to…

Overview Meaningful consent is an essential element of Canadian private sector privacy legislation. Under privacy laws, organizations are generally required to obtain meaningful consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. However, advances in technology and the use of lengthy, legalistic privacy policies have too often served to…

UK software company Syrenis is delighted to announce the recent appointment of their new Canadian reseller, Newport Thomson. UK software company Syrenis is delighted to announce the recent appointment of their new Canadian reseller, Newport Thomson. Newport Thomson serve the US, Canada and the EU, helping businesses to manage risk…

On this international Data Privacy Day, and after a year of severe abuses, it is worth reflecting on why it is essential to protect privacy.   Privacy is often cast as an abstract or undervalued concept associated with a desire to keep secret certain aspects of our activities or our…

The Canadian government’s Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (“CCCS”) has released Baseline cybersecurity controls for small and medium organizations in an effort to help small and medium-sized businesses improve their cybersecurity practices and their overall resiliency to cybersecurity threats. Small and medium-sized businesses face a range of cyber threats in the form…

The RCMP has been quietly running an operation monitoring individuals’ Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media activity for at least two years, The Tyee has learned. The existence of Project Wide Awake has never been reported. And The Tyee investigation revealed that the RCMP has moved from a “reactive”…

In June 2018, more than 400,000 people protested the Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the border. The following month saw a host of demonstrations in New York City on issues including racism and xenophobia, the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the National Rifle Association. Given the ease…