Kirsten Thompson, Author at Dentons Data

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Foreign companies should assess breach impact on Canadians as part of their initial assessment

By Kirsten Thompson and Jaime Cardy

Privacy Commissioner finds always-on employee monitoring “unreasonable” despite controls

By Kirsten Thompson and John Lemieux

Bill 64: First round of new Québec privacy requirements come into force this week – What does this mean for your business?

By Kirsten Thompson, Sasha Coutu, and Alexandra Quigley

Data protection at the border: What travellers should know about Bill S-7

By Kirsten Thompson, Stewart Maier, and Kelly Blackbeard

Considerations for de-identifying personal health information: Guidance from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

By Kirsten Thompson, Sasha Coutu, and Noah Walters

Intrusion upon seclusion is not concerned with dissemination: No privacy breach where lawfully obtained information used to terminate employee

By Sasha Coutu

Breach-related privacy claims against company struck where intentionality absent

By Kirsten Thompson

Proposed BC FIPPA amendments would loosen requirements to keep personal information in Canada

By Sasha Coutu and Eleni Kassaris

OSFI Updates Requirements for Cyber Security Incident Reporting

By Kirsten Thompson and Sasha Coutu

Privacy Commissioner of Canada updates guidance regarding sensitive personal information

By Sasha Coutu

Vaccine “Passports” in Canada: What Employers and Businesses Need to Know

By Kirsten Thompson

Artificial Intelligence

The European Union Publishes Proposed Law to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

By Kirsten Thompson and Noah Walters

The Competition Bureau Reviews Privacy Statements for “false or misleading” Representations, Levies $9 Million Fine

By Sandy Walker and Kirsten Thompson

Dentons Data In Conversation Podcast Series

By Kelly Osaka and Kirsten Thompson

No Vicarious Liability of Employers for Data Breach – A Good News Story from the UK

By Chloe Snider and Kirsten Thompson