CES and privacy
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows. As Connie mentioned, the annual Consumer Electronics Show is now underway in Las Vegas. The tech press is full of commentary on the...
View ArticleYou can now be sued for invasion of privacy in Ontario
The Ontario Court of Appeal just released its decision in Jones v Tsige saying that there is a tort of invasion of privacy in Ontario. Until this decision, it was generally felt that this right did...
View ArticlePrivacy – 1 step forward, 1 step back
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows. Getting the privacy balance right is not easy, from both theoretical and practical perspectives. As examples, here are some recent...
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner explains problems with proposed lawful access law
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows. With Parliament back in session, we are seeing more attention on the proposed “lawful access” legislation. There is good reason for...
View ArticlePrivacy rights getting clearer – Tort recognized for first time
For the London Free Press – March 5, 2012 – Read this on Canoe The Ontario Court of Appeal just released its decision in Jones v Tsige, recognizing for the first time there is a tort of invasion of...
View ArticleDo Privacy Laws Need More Teeth?
Today’s Slaw post. Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, appeared yesterday before the House of Commons access to information, privacy and ethics committee. The Commissioner would like...
View ArticleBusy privacy week – Two privacy reports and a Supreme Court of Canada appeal
My latest Slaw post: This has been a busy week for privacy news. Anne Cavoukian, the Ontario Privacy Commissioner, released her annual report entitled “2011 Access & Privacy – Ever Vigilant”....
View ArticleChildren and website privacy
Today’s Slaw post: Last week Jennifer Stoddart, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, spoke at an IT.Can teleconference about online behavioural advertising. Online behavioural advertising means tracking...
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Privacy Abuses and Leaks
Today’s Slaw post Two current privacy stories are worth mentioning. First, see this CBC news article entitled Political parties operate outside Canada’s privacy laws. The controversy arises from an...
View ArticlePerspective is an important element of Privacy
Todays Slaw post: One thing I find consistent about privacy issues is an inconsistency in approach and viewpoint. What is and is not deemed acceptable seems to change dramatically based on several...
View ArticleHolistic strategy is better for privacy laws
For the London Free Press – May 6, 2013 – Read this at lfpress.com There has been controversy in the United States in the last few weeks about their patchwork of privacy laws in contrast to the...
View ArticleHere’s how changes to PIPEDA would work
For the London Free Press – July 8, 2013 – Read this at lfpress.com The Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) recently released a report recommending reforms to the Personal Information Protection and...
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Happy Data Privacy Day
From the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: “On January 28, Canada, along with many countries around the world, will celebrate Data Privacy Day. Recognized by privacy professionals, corporations,...
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Bill C-51 (Anti-Terrorist Act, 2015) passed by Senate despite massive opposition
Bill C-51 (Anti-Terrorist Act, 2015) has been passed by the Senate despite massive opposition against its privacy unfriendly invasive powers. See, for example, commentary by the Canadian Civil...
View ArticleDigital Privacy Act amends PIPEDA
Several amendments were made last week to PIPEDA, the federal private sector privacy legislation. This has been sitting around in draft for a long time. Except for sections creating a new mandatory...
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11 things you should know about privacy
Privacy laws apply to every business that knows any information about individuals. Here are 11 things you should know about privacy. There are many privacy statutes that may apply depending on the...
View ArticleInvasion of Privacy tort continues to develop
In Ontario, conventional wisdom was that invasion of privacy was not something you could sue for. But that is changing, as evidenced by a just released decision of the Ontario Superior Court of...
View ArticleEmerging tech – potentially awesome and a privacy quagmire
I attended an event last night where Duncan Stewart of Deloitte talked about their TMT predictions for 2016. It reinforced for me that the future of tech and what it will do for us is potentially...
View ArticleTrump’s executive order on foreigners strips privacy protection for Canadians
Included in Trump’s reprehensible executive order “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” was this: Sec. 14. Privacy Act. Agencies shall, to the extent consistent with...
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Privacy and Cyber Security Seminar
I’m one of 3 speakers at a seminar on privacy and cyber security on the morning of April 21. Topics include evolving privacy legal issues, examples of cyber security exploits, and how to manage the...
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