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Data transfers and consumer privacy part two: Cyberaโ€™s response to Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada

In early September, Cybera submitted its response to a consultation by Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada on the modernization of Canadaโ€™s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). (This followed our August submission to an Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) consultation on transfers for processing.) Comments were requested on a number …

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Data transfers and consumer privacy: Cyberaโ€™s response to Canadaโ€™s Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Earlier this month, Cybera submitted its response to a consultation issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) on transfers for processing. Specifically, the OPC is reviewing how consent and accountability should apply when a โ€œcontrollerโ€ of an individualโ€™s data transfers it to a third party for โ€œprocessingโ€. For example, online stores routinely send …

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Cybera Supports SWIFT Call For Equal Access to the CRTCโ€™s Broadband Fund

Bright/translucent lines: Areas where SWIFT estimates internet service provider offer service packages with speeds that meet or exceed CRTCโ€™s 50/10 โ€œbasic serviceโ€ target. Dark hexagons: Areas considered served/ineligible to apply to CRTC fund. Last week, Cybera submitted a letter in support of Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT)โ€™s appeal to the CRTC to reconsider its Broadband …

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