On June 16, 2022, the federal government introduced Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act, and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act. Here I’m going to focus solely on the implementation of the Consumer Privacy Protection Act or CPPA, which…
The next three weeks will be full of activity in Washington DC, as the House of Representatives and Senate are working to push their legislative agendas to garner support from their constituents ahead of an August recess and before political “silly season” officially kicks in ahead of the upcoming mid-term elections in November. Here’s our…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. context One of the biggest impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been on children, their education, and their playtime. Restrictions on physical gatherings mean that e-learning and edu-tech platforms have boomed. Simultaneously, online children’s videos and casual online gaming platforms…
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In this fraught and fractured time, wouldn’t we benefit from some humanizing assurance? Rather than the tinny machine-generated sounds we absorb from our technology, or the universal impersonal voices chosen by Google, Apple and Amazon, it may be better to interact with own comforting people. The warm baritone of James Earl Jones could be serving…
With the development of Neuroscience in recent years, human beings can influence their own nervous system, especially the brain.one Neuroscience, the branch of science dedicated to the study of the nervous system, has developed a range of technology known as neurotechnology. Neurotechnology consists of all tools and processes used to understand the functioning of the…
Cybersecurity incidents are becoming increasingly common and disruptive. in the Blakes 2022 Cyber Trends Study, we identified that ransomware attacks continue to be highly prevalent, representing over half of the observed incidents in 2021. Further, ransom payments continue to rise, with payments over US$100,000 becoming increasingly common and many payments exceeding US$1-million. In nearly half…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules) were notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 25 February 2021. To address the challenges existing in the digital ecosystem, MeitY has…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In an effort to engage with customers on a deeper level, companies are increasingly investing time and resources into developing and improving their mobile applications. Mobile applications can increase customer engagement and promote long-term business growth by making a company’s…
The United States Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org.––– US –––, 2022 WL 2276808 (2022), overturning Roe v. wade410 US 113 (1973), and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 US 833 (1992). In holding that the US Constitution does not protect a right to abortion, the…
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On June 29, in response to the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the US Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) issued guidance on when entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are permitted to share protected health information (PHI)…
