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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...

CASL strikes Canadian inboxes: 5 strange and unique requests for consent

If you haven't heard of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) by now, then you're pretty good at filtering out email. The new law that went...

#ITBprivacy: An ITBusiness.ca Twitter chat

Updated on June 26, 2014, at 2:38pm: We just had a great Twitter chat with outgoing Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian, John Lawford of...

4 answers to the most commonly-asked CASL questions

Even though Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is coming into force on July 1, there are still a lot of questions about how the new...

Government unveils final anti-spam regulations, dates

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), the anti-spam bill that targets businesses that send email and other digital messages to people without permission, will start coming...

Two paths to prepare for CASL: Express and implied consent

With the enactment of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) around the corner, it's hard to know what kind of message your business is allowed...

Lessons we can all learn from RBC

Reports have emerged recently that 45 RBC employees are losing their jobs next month after RBC contracted a number of technological services to iGate,...

Anti-spam law adds exceptions, delayed until 2014

The law received royal assent in 2010 but still hasn't taken force. An updated set of regulations will be published early in the New Year.

Small business group welcomes EI revamp

Employment Insurance changes will remove disincentives to work says Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.

Passing the buck on mobile privacy

A privacy consultant calls on app developers to be more responsible, while a developer points to app marketplace operators

Canada’s anti-spam law takes effect next year

Minister of Industry ends speculation over implementation of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation.

Tech groups want cyber threat information-sharing bill

Civil liberties groups continue to raise privacy concerns about controversial cyber intel sharing act.

Canada’s Anti-Spam Law: everything you need to know

Articles, opinion, resources, videos, and more on the new law that makes spam illegal in Canada. Is your business ready to change its e-mail practices?

New law targeting

Ontario Consumer Services Minister Margarett Best promises new legislation governing wireless service contracts.

B.C. privacy chief wants compulsory security breach reporting

Private businesses should be forced to report privacy breaches, says B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.

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