As in each new edition, I am pleased to present the articles published in this issue of Global Privacy Law Review (GPLR).The Articles section contains two interesting and relevant pieces. They address some of the fundamental concepts of data privacy laws in Canada and the EU, respectively.Kicking things off, Xavier Dionne of the University of Montreal analyses and aims to define the concept of 'collection of personal information' in Canada. 1 He considers recent amendments to privacy laws, case law, and investigations by privacy commissioners.Canada's privacy laws are comprised of a complex set of federal and provincial laws. Some are of general application, while others are sector-specific, such as health privacy, anti-spam, and consumer protection laws. Accordingly, the definitions differ across sectors and territories.The concept of 'collection' of personal information has no consistent definition in Canada. The federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) defines personal information as 'information about an identifiable individual (renseignement personnel)'. 2 It includes any factual or subjective information, recorded or not, about an identifiable individual. 3 However, the 'collection' of personal information is not defined under the PIPEDA. Conversely, under Alberta's Health Information Act 'collect' means to 'gather, acquire, receive or obtain health information'. 4

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The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) marks the biggest shake up to the rules for online intermediary liability in twenty years. The DSA is accompanied by flanking instruments regulating terrorist content, child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and political ads which, together, will create an entirely new framework for the regulation of online harms in the EU. These new and wide-ranging obligations attempt to reconcile the damage caused by unregulated user-generated content, fundamental rights to freedom of information and the practical limitations of moderating content at scale. The DSA is likely to shape the global approach to content regulation in this emerging area of law. Digital Services Act, DSA, Online Harm, Intermediary Liability, Intermediary Services, Hosting Services, Very Large Online Search Engines, Online Platforms, Very Large Online Platforms

As in each new edition, I am pleased to present the topclass articles, report, and case note published in this issue of Global Privacy Law Review (GPLR).The Articles section contains two highly interesting and relevant articles.First, Sultan-Mahmood Seraj (Post-Pandemic Telehealth: An Unhealthy Privacy Prescription) analyses the use of telehealth services across the United States (US) in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. 1 The pandemic has catapulted telehealth as a substitute to traditional healthcare delivery methods to protect both patients and healthcare providers and reduce the burden on health systems. 2 In response to this public health emergency, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department for Health & Human Services (HHS) decided not to enforce the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA's) requirements governing audio and video communication technologies. 3 Accordingly, OCR allowed healthcare providers to reach patients using common non-public facing video and messaging services, such as Apple FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, and Skype. 4 OCR also announced that covered health care providers are not subject to penalties for violations of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules that occur 'in the good faith provision of telehealth during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency '. 5

This article tracks significant developments in some of the key jurisdictions in the area of privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity. It provides concise reports to keep the reader up to date with some of the most recent developments across the globe. privacy, data protection, cyber security, global, news