There have been recent indications from the Bermuda
Government that Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act
2016 ("PIPA") may come into full force this
year.
Since PIPA was enacted in 2016, the Government of Bermuda and
the Privacy Commissioner have been developing the Office of the
Privacy Commissioner, organising administrative resources, and
educating the public and businesses who collect and use personal
information of their respective rights and obligations under PIPA.
That is a good thing, because there is a lot for businesses to
address.
In many ways, PIPA is one of Bermuda's few consumer rights
laws and it is one that imposes onerous operational and
administrative obligations that will be overseen by the experienced
regulatory office of the Privacy Commissioner, Alexander White.
