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Canadian privacy tech vendors release joint Quebec Law 25 compliance solution
Since the major data protection provisions of Quebec’s Law 25 went into effect in September, privacy professionals within the province and Canada at large now face the prospect of a more stringent enforcement regime under the provincial data protection authority, the Commission d’accès a l’information du Québec. To ease compliance burdens, Canada-based privacy tech vendors Data Sentinel and Denodo joined…
Ready for the new Swiss data protection law? Implications for organizations outside Switzerland
The revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection comes into force 1 Sept. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, this upgrade to the 1992 version brings Switzerland’s data protection regime into greater alignment with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. This includes the introduction of new, more stringent obligations on non-Swiss companies doing business in Switzerland, such as the requirement to…
Data protection issues for employers to consider when using generative AI
The recent explosion of generative artificial intelligence tools coincides with a parallel explosion in privacy legislation, both in the U.S. and around the world. In the U.S., 13 states passed comprehensive data protection laws in less than three years. Globally, most developed countries passed new or stricter privacy laws within the last decade. Many of these laws explicitly regulate the…
India’s proposed data protection bill introduced to Parliament
After years of debate and delays, Indian Parliament can now consider the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. The 2023 version of the draft bill was introduced in the lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, 3 Aug. following approval by the Union Cabinet of Ministers 5 July. According to ANI News, the Lok Sabha is expected to open its…