The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Monday, November 20, 2006
Information Week is always a good source of privacy reporting and today they've posted a really good article on the changing face of privacy and how companies need to adjust. The article is about eight printed pages long, but here are the topics covered:
Privacy: The Problem That Won't Go Away - Your privacy mistakes can easily become everyone's business. Here's how to keep your company--and your career--out of the spotlight
- It's A Strategy, Not Just A Policy
- Privacy Laws Will Change—Often
- You Can Excel--Don't Just Avoid Screwups
- All Data Is Sensitive
- Retain The Right Data, For The Right Time
- Helping Can Hurt You--Even With The Feds
- Partners Can Be Your Biggest Problem
- Technology Can Create New Problems
- One Privacy Approach Can't Cover All
They've also posted two great sidebars: Technology To The Rescue: From anonymizers to network monitors to identity management sysems, there's a host of privacy-enhancing products and strategies available and Privacy File: 10 Events That Impacted The IT Landscape - Here's a quick scan of recent events, which have roiled the privacy waters at AOL, at the FBI, and in Europe.
Read it, learn it, live it.
Labels: aol, law enforcement, privacy
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