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: The Canadian Privacy Law BlogFeds to leave disclosure of data security breaches to businesses: legislative plan
By David T.S. Fraser
One thing that was relatively consistent in the submissions at PIPEDA's five year review was to follow in the footsteps of more than half the US states to require notification of security and privacy breaches. Canwest is reporting on leaked draft legislation which will surely disappoint many in the privacy community. In effect, there is no mandatory reporting. Businesses get to determine whether there is a "high risk of significant harm" and only then do they need to report the breach to consumers. Not reporting has no consequences. See: Feds to leave disclosure of data security breaches to businesses: legislative plan.
Full post as published by The Canadian Privacy Law Blog on April 26, 2008 (boomark / email).
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