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Canada advancing on talks to update national privacy law, regulators say

By Mike Swift
  • 28 Jan 2020 18:00
  • 28 Jan 2020 18:49
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is in "very active discussions" with the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about updates to the national privacy law that could amend "notice and choice" or supplant it with other data protection principles, the nation's deputy privacy commissioner said.

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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