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This was welcome news for many industries. The private right of action presented a new risk of significant statutory damages and potential class action lawsuits for minor and technical breaches of CASL.

On August 13, 2021, the OSFI released an updated Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting Advisory for federally regulated financial institutions which replaces the Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting Advisory ...

Artificial intelligence ("AI") generated synthetic media, or "deepfakes," pose increasingly significant legal and ethical challenges within the cybersecurity landscape. Deepfakes involve the unauthorized...

Belobaba J. recently certified a proposed class action against the Ontario government over the operation and administration of a provincial social assistance program for developmentally disabled persons.

Security incidents involving consumers' personal information are increasingly being reported in the media. Consumers are worried about fraud

On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike, which is widely regarded as a leading global provider in the cybersecurity field, released an update for one of its security products.

This is a monthly bulletin published by the National Privacy and Cybersecurity team at Fasken. The information contained herein includes noteworthy...

Once upon a time, which happened to be close to around March 2015, Mattel introduced Hello Barbie, the world's first "interactive doll".

On July 4, 2024, the B.C. Court of Appeal issued a duo of class action appeal decisions considering the potential scope of statutory and common law privacy claims against data custodians that fall victim to cyberattacks in data breach cases.

Failure to manage vendor risks can result in business interruptions, financial losses, lawsuits, reputational damage, and regulatory investigations and proceedings. This is particularly the case...

Cybersecurity litigation in Canada is on the rise. Given that the number of data breaches in Canada has been rising exponentially in recent years, the increase in cybersecurity litigation

The Ponemon Study covers numerous countries and includes a continuing focus on Canada. Some Canadian statistics show the financial impact of data breaches.

As described in numerous previous articles over the course of 2019, the past year saw an unprecedented number of breach notifications in Canada.

Statutory damages for a contravention of CASL's CEM rules are subject to a maximum of $200 for each contravention, not exceeding...

Privacy and cybersecurity (referenced together as "cyber" in this article) risks and opportunities in M&A deals continue to attract increased attention as countries, including Canada and ...

The collection (and over collection) of personal information, cybersecurity incidents, and data breaches have never been more topical.

Ransom demands from cyber terrorists have become an epidemic for businesses in Canada. As we have reported in previous articles, both for-profit and not-for profit businesses have been impacted.