Announcing Privacy Press

Field Law's Privacy Group is pleased to announce the first issue of our Privacy Press newsletter; a newsletter designed to keep our clients informed on recent changes and cases affecting this area of law.

Privacy Press - Spring 2010
NEW - CHANGES TO PIPA

Substantial amendments were recently made to the Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”), although the changes have not yet come into force. The changes will come into force upon proclamation.

The most notable changes include:

• A new duty to report security breaches of personal information;
• New policy and notification rules regarding use of foreign data service providers;
• A new duty to destroy personal information after a certain time;
• Changes to the definition and scope of personal employee information and the collection, use and disclosure thereof without consent (mostly to facilitate the provision of employment references);
• New exceptions for handling personal information in the context of audits
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Read the full issue of Privacy Press.

April 2010

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