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Cybersecurity Webinar: A New World Order – Cybersecurity Risks, Mitigation Strategies and Opportunities for Canadians in a Rapidly Changing Global Environment

We are more reliant on technology today than ever before. It impacts all facets of modern life, including by enabling communication, automation, transportation and analytics. While technology offers powerful solutions to facilitate and expedite our daily routines, it can also be a key vulnerability with respect to the protection of sensitive data including personal, professional and/or proprietary information.

In this webinar, we are privileged to hear from experts with an array of professional backgrounds as they offer insight into the macro and micro implications of cybersecurity and discuss best practices for protecting private information.

Details Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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Data Collection and Protection in the Automotive Sector

Join us on Thursday, April 28, 2022 as members of McMillan's Privacy & Data Protection Group discuss privacy and data protection issues relevant to the automotive industry.

Details Thursday, April 28, 2022
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Federal Government Appoints Open Banking Lead

Mar 23, 2022

The federal government has named Abraham Tachjian to lead the development of open banking in Canada, following an open letter from prominent fintech executives.

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Pay No Attention to the Blinking Red Light: Employee Monitoring Laws Announced in Ontario

Mar 3, 2022

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, requiring employers to disclose digital employee monitoring practices.

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Couldn’t Scrape By: BC Court Rejects Certification of Class Action against Facebook

Feb 17, 2022

BC Court dismisses certification application for class action against Facebook for allegedly scraping user data from their messenger app.

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Privacy, Please: Firm that Breached Instagram’s Privacy Policies Loses Class Action Ruling

Feb 15, 2022

A discussion of the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision certifying a class action against a U.S.-based marketing firm that breached Instagram privacy rules.

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PropTech: Property Technology, the New Frontier in Real Property, Part 2: Benefits

Jan 11, 2022

In this bulletin, we discuss the benefits of using PropTech for businesses in the real estate space and for consumers of such products.

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PropTech: Property Technology, the New Frontier in Real Property, Part 1: Introduction

Jan 11, 2022

In this 3-part series, we explain the concept of PropTech, highlight its benefits and outline associated risks.

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Clearview AI Ordered to Comply with Provincial Regulators’ Privacy Recommendations

Jan 5, 2022

Canada’s provincial privacy regulators have issued orders against Clearview AI forcing it comply with the
recommendations of a 2020 joint investigation.