Artificial Intelligence Revolution and the Insurance Industry
The information revolution has had an undeniable impact on society, as did the industrial revolution before it. Now artificial intelligence is poised to be the next revolution that will have an immense impact on our society from our personal lives...
California Passes New Privacy Law
As of January 1, 2020, organizations around the world who process personal data of California residents will be required to comply with the new provisions of the California Civil Code, as amended by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018...
Implicit Waiver of Privilege
Overview Solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege are a fundamental component of our justice system. Solicitor-client privilege is intended to provide “full, free and frank communication between those who need legal advice and those who are best able to provide it,”...
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Google c. Equustek: la saga continue
L’été dernier, la Cour suprême du Canada[1] confirmait la décision de la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique[2] d’accorder une injonction interlocutoire mondiale contre Google. Ladite injonction ordonnant à Google de prendre les mesures quant à la désindexation mondiale de tous...
Meaningful Consent Under PIPEDA
As part of its effort to “breathe life” into the way consent under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) is obtained, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, along with the Offices of the Information and...
New Canadian Cybersecurity Era?
On June 12, 2018, Public Safety Canada published Canada’s new National Cyber Security Strategy (the “2018 Cyber Strategy”). The 2018 Cyber Strategy details three national cybersecurity goals and the principles that will be followed over the next five years in...
Is an ICO Right for your Company?
Since the cryptocurrency mania hit in 2017, there has been no trendier, and in many cases, no more successful way to raise money than to sell tokens in what has become most commonly known as an “initial coin offering” or...
NIST Cybersecurity Framework Updated
Recently, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released Version 1.1 of its popular Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Framework”). This revised version refines, clarifies and enhances Version 1.0 of the Framework released in...
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Staff Notice 46-308 – Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens
On June 11, 2018, Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued Staff Notice 46-308 Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens (the “Notice”). This Notice is intended to provide further clarification to those wishing to offer tokens for sale in Canada, particularly...
