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The eCE joins the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) in marking Data Privacy Week 2025! Data Privacy Week highlights the impact that technology is having on our privacy rights and underlines the importance of valuing and protecting personal information. At the eCE, we are open about the ways in which our products and services interact with the personal health information of Ontarians. Visit the Privacy page of the eCE website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gb_UAy77 Learn more about Data Privacy Week: https://lnkd.in/dwA8TVgk

Data Privacy Matters: Insights into American Concerns! Delve into the significance of personal data control and privacy in today's digital landscape. #DataPrivacy #ConsumerInsights #BusinessFacts

How can we strengthen children's privacy and online safety? Szymon Sieniewicz, LL.M. Eur., CIPP/E from Linklaters and Inês Dias Pinheiro from PLMJ will share their practical insights on key EU laws, examine recent regulatory guidelines and enforcement actions focused on children’s data privacy, and discuss technological challenges and compliance strategies at the 8th Annual Privacy & Data Protection Summit in Berlin, Germany, on October 24-25, 2024. Don’t miss these important privacy and data protection insights. Find out more here ➡️: https://lnkd.in/eYW9qszV #PrivacyData2024 #PrivacySummit #DataProtection #PrivacyData

Data Privacy Week 2025 Data Privacy Day is recognized worldwide on 28 January each year, to commemorate Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty on data protection, signed in 1981. Click here to read about the historical progression of the current global and East Africa regional data privacy framework: https://shorturl.at/YiU14 Happy Data Privacy Day! #DataPrivacyDay2025 #DataPrivacyUG2025 #MakingPrivacyACulture

NEW: We signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), which reaffirms our commitment to work together on mutual international issues. The MoU builds on the strong collaboration already established in other forums that both authorities participate in, such as the Global Privacy Assembly, the G7 Data Protection Authorities Roundtable, and the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology, known as the Berlin Group. The MoU sets out how the authorities will continue to share experiences and best practices; cooperate on specific projects of interest; share information or intelligence to support their regulatory work; and, promote dialogue among data protection authorities and other digital regulators. View the MoU: https://lnkd.in/eS2WnTuk

The European Commission announced the periodic review of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework that allows personal data to flow from EU to US participating companies. The report will: ▶ Analyze the implementation of the framework ▶ Assess its impact on individual rights and transparency ▶ Evaluate lessons learned in enforcing the framework Feedback to inform the Commission’s review can be sent until 6 September 2024 > https://hubs.li/Q02LF_L90 #DataAct #EURegulation #DataGovernance

"Data Privacy is not just a legal requirement, it is a fundamental rights that underpins our digital society." - Minister of the Cabinet Office, Crystal Caesar JP MP. As we continue Data Privacy Week, let's keep the momentum going! Minister Caesar's remarks highlight why protecting our personal information is essential in today's disital world. Read more about her powerful message and why taking control of your data matters: https://lnkd.in/eJ48c_Wv #DataPrivacyWeek #PrivacyMatters #KnowYourRights #PIPA

Annual Data Privacy Conference 2025.. Quite timely, indeed safeguarding personal data to spur Digital Transformation and Economic development is critical in this Data Era in a borderless world. Your personal data could be anywhere, do you know where it is, who has it and why? Lets consider the intersection between exploiting and leveraging on data while complying with our constitutionally granted rights to privacy. Where do you draw the line? This week we delve into this conversations with key stakeholders from Government, Private Sector and Civil Society. Follow the conversions on #DataPrivacyConference

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework may continue facing challenges to its legitimacy by a powerful minority. However, it is a strong, stable, framework for transatlantic data transfers that follows substantial investment and collaboration by the US and EU governments. Check out how I unpack these views and discuss practical considerations with Belgian practitioner Anneleen Van de Meulebroucke in a recent panel hosted by America Europe Fund. #privacy #DPF #dataprivacyframework

This was a great panel on the EU-US #DataPrivacyFramework and what its future may hold. If your work touches cross-border #datatransfers, be sure to check it out! #dpf #privacypros #dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #privacylaw