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Your Child is Being Watched: EdTech and Children’s Privacy Part 2

IPilogue

As discussed in part one , Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report in late May outlining the privacy risks school children face across the globe. However, Canada still falls behind in implementing modern privacy legislation that addresses child consent.

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Legal Tug-Of-War: Protecting Privilege in Privacy Breach Disputes

IPilogue

Privacy breaches are becoming commonplace in today’s business landscape and cybersecurity is top of mind for many organizations— and for good reason. This situation is exacerbated by the risk of litigation, as lawsuits are a legitimate consequence of a privacy breach. The privilege terminates once the respective litigation ends.

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[Guest post] Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works

The IPKat

Here’s what they write: Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst Artificial Kat Over the past two years the IPKat has hosted debate on the question of whether the outputs of generative AI tools are protected under copyright law.

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A Comprehensive Look at Data Privacy

LexBlog IP

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front.

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Ping® January 2022 – Reminder To Review Your Contracts

LexBlog IP

Review Your Contracts Every Year. One of the most important tools to protect your business – your ideas (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information), customer relationships and talent pool – is your written contract. Franken-contracts can ruin your business.

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Connecticut’s Privacy Law Signed by Governor

LexBlog IP

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (CPDPA) into law on May 10, 2022, making Connecticut the most recent state to pass its own privacy law in the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation.

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The Digital Age of Journalism: My Placement at “The Globe and Mail”

IPilogue

The newspaper’s print and digital formats reach over 6 million readers every week, with Report on Business magazine reaching over 2.5 Over the course of my time at The Globe, I gained vast and multidisciplinary experience, but three major themes emerged within my practical and research work: privacy, contracts, and data protection.