“In light of the proliferation of emerging technologies, a comprehensive and proactive approach is required to protect privacy – an approach in which both privacy and security are effectively built into the information eco-system, throughout the entire data lifecycle,” Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian said today. “Categorically reject talk of trade-offs, instead, embed…
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CAPAPA celebrates Data Privacy Day across Canada – Mark Your Calendars
In addition to all the events previously listed for Data Privacy Day, which is January 28, CAPAPA sends this press release of all the privacy-related events being held in Canada: CAPAPA (Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators), Canada’s leading association of privacy and access professionals, is leading the nation-wide Data Privacy Day campaign…
The “adequacy” regime is inadequate
Peter Fleischer comments: There are many people in Europe who would rather eat their “chapeau” than admit that non-European countries like the United States might have adequate privacy protection, based on long-standing cultural or ideological bias. In my opinion, it’s the European “adequacy” regime that has become inadequate in today’s world. It’s near the top…
Data Privacy Day is January 28 – Events start this week!
Data Privacy Day is January 28, and there are more events this year than in past years, with some events starting on January 20. The Data Privacy Day Project lists a number of resources and events that you will want to know about. Many of the events have now been entered on this site’s privacy…