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Mixed reaction to Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law

The federal government’s proposed cybersecurity and mandatory reporting legislation is  initially getting mixed reactions from experts in the field. “There’s nothing particularly innovative here,” said Christian Leuprect,...

Big Tech Panics Over New Proposed U.S. Legislation

A new bill before the U.S. Senate targeting large technology companies, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, is a rare bipartisan effort to...

Canadian government to introduce law compelling big tech to pay for news

Canada's federal government introduced a law on Tuesday to mandate tech giants to pay news publishers for using their content on their various platforms. The...

UN warns firms on risks of taking part in government snooping

A report by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights has warned Internet service providers and other companies that assist government agencies in...

Why aren’t we bothering you with a notice about the CASL compliance?

An open letter from Fawn Annan, President and Group Publisher Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is supposed to keep you from being inundated with email messages...

Could CASL be behind Microsoft’s move to stop emailed security updates?

Starting tomorrow, IT professionals who have signed up to receive security updates from Microsoft Corp. will no longer find the automated messages in their...

Registration in Canada’s Do Not Call List now permanent

The country’s national Do Not Call List (DNCL), which was created to protect Canadian residents from pesky telemarketing calls, received a shot in the...

Answers to your CASL questions

The updated Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) comes into effect July 1, 2014. If your business sends out emails, it will likely impact your organization. This slideshow...

Supreme Court upholds Internet users’ privacy

Internet companies cannot release their customers’ personal information to police authorities without a warrant, according to a ruling on Friday by Canada’s Supreme Court...

Follow Friday: CASL experts worth following on Twitter

With the rules of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) now finalized and its first phase set to take effect on July 1, it’s time for...

Could the Canadian public service ever store data in the cloud?

When speaking about cloud, the terms “data sovereignty” and “data residency” come up frequently.  Within the private sector, there is still a great deal...

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