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Cloud computing, the B-10 outsourcing guideline and OSFI

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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April 9 2012

Recently, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released a memorandum reminding federally-regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) that OSFI’s revised Guideline B-10 “Outsourcing of Business Activities, Functions and Processes” applies to new technology-based outsourcing arrangements, including cloud computing

Claim for damages for breach of privacy

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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February 16 2012

The Ontario Court of Appeal has created a new cause of action

Ontario Court of Appeal recognizes a cause of action for invasion of privacy: Jones v. Tsige

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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January 25 2012

We presented this case at our Privacy Law Update last fall

Suing for snooping privacy intrusion actionable in Ontario

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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January 23 2012

In Jones v. Tsige, the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently ruled that there is a tort of “intrusion upon seclusion” in this province and awarded $10,000 in damages to a woman whose banking records were surreptitiously accessed by a fellow employee

New electronic documents regulations for financial institutions: consent requirements defined

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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February 24 2011

The range of documents that banks and other federally regulated financial institutions (FIs) can provide to their customers exclusively by electronic means will get much broader when the new federal Electronic Documents Regulations come into force on June 1, 2011

Heartland security breach a cautionary tale for service providers

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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May 11 2010

Having spawned a litany of lawsuits by shareholders, consumer cardholders and financial institutions, the security breach at Heartland Payment Systems has undoubtedly been a major headache for the payment processor

Credit card data theft: TJX and Hannaford Brothers Inc. hacker pleads guilty to 19 charges

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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October 31 2009

A hacker recently pled guilty to 19 charges related to the theft of 41 million credit and debit card numbers from several retailers, including Barnes & Noble, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Boston Market, Forever 21, OfficeMax, Sports Authority and the TJX Companies (TJX attack

Visa sets compliance deadlines for payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS)

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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February 11 2009

In the last issue of the TLQ, we commented on the absence of explicit statutory restrictions on credit card data that may be included on customer and merchant sales receipts in Canada

Credit card data printed on sales receipts: the state of law and policy in Canada

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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November 6 2008

In 2003, the United States Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, intended to enhance existing provisions against identity theft and to better protect consumers

Credit card data printed on sales receipts: the state of law and policy

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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August 29 2008