Privacy Breach Response Articles
Privacy breach response in Canada — the 72-hour notification rule, reporting to the OPC and CAI, record-keeping, and preventing the next incident.
PIPEDA Breach Response: Your First 72 Hours
The moment you find a breach, the clock and the questions start together. Here's the test PIPEDA actually applies — and a calm, ordered plan for the first 72 hours.
ReadAI Vendor Risk: 12 Questions to Ask Before You Buy
Buy an AI tool and you inherit whatever it does with data. These twelve questions drag the risks into the open — the ones a slick demo would rather you skipped — before your client data ends up somewhere you can't see it.
ReadI Read Every OPC Enforcement Decision From the Last 5 Years. Here's the Pattern.
The OPC publishes its investigation findings. Five years of reading them reveals consistent patterns — the same failures appearing across industries, organization sizes, and complaint types.
ReadWhat a $150,000 OPC Investigation Looks Like — and the PII Failure That Started It
An OPC investigation is triggered by a complaint or a reported breach. What follows is a months-long process with real costs, public findings, and remediation demands. Here's what it looks like.
ReadThe 72-Hour Breach Notification Clock: A Canadian Business Owner's Survival Guide
A breach happens. You have a clock running. Most Canadian business owners don't know what PIPEDA requires or what to do first. Here's the practical guide.
ReadChatGPT for Canadian Real Estate Agents: The Risks Nobody Talks About
Canadian real estate agents using ChatGPT with client data face real PIPEDA and professional conduct risks. Here's what's safe, what isn't, and what to do instead.
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