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20 Nov 2013, 7:28 am
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a new report of findings related to an individual's request of a law firm for information about his possible entitlement as a beneficiary of the estates of his mother and grandmother. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 3:10 am
I've written in the last little while about how we need to put the government under the same level of scrutiny that has been given to the private sector, especially in light of the nature of the relationship citizens have with the government. [read post]
23 Apr 2013, 5:16 pm
According to documents filed in Parliament in response to a request for information filed by the opposition, the Federal Government has experienced thousands of data breaches over the past decade, affecting the personal information of hundreds of thousands of Canadians. [read post]
10 Dec 2013, 12:06 pm
Over the course of the past few weeks, Canadians have been surprised to learn about circumstances where the US immigration authorities appear to have obtained access to sensitive health information about Canadians proposing to travel to the US. [read post]
21 Dec 2013, 4:03 am
In what can only be called a stunning decision (IN THE MATTER OF an application by [xxxxx xxxxxx ] for a warrant pursuant to Sections 12 and 21 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. [read post]
20 Apr 2019, 6:24 am
In seeking to revise crossborder dataflows, the OPC’s position would require consent for all transfers of personal information for processingThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has initiated a consultation that proposes to completely reverse its previous guidance on crossborder dataflows under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 5:20 am
Following the passage of Bill 38, An Act to Amend the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Information and Privacy Commissioner will be given new powers investigate privacy breaches when the bill is proclaimed into force this spring. [read post]
22 Sep 2018, 4:04 pm
A diligent privacy consultant will do a thorough privacy impact assessment, a threat risk assessment or a gap analysis. [read post]
6 Oct 2017, 5:46 am
On October 5, 2017, the Nova Scotia Liberal government introduced a new bill to replace the former Cyber-safety Act, which was struck down as unconstitutional (a "colossal failure", said the judge). [read post]
8 Dec 2018, 1:53 pm
This week, I was pleased to be asked to be on a panel with Daniela Bassan on digital evidence for the Canadian Bar Association - Nova Scotia Annual Conference. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 6:06 am
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia has just released a very interesting decision and order against the "Surrey Creep Catchers". [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 12:22 pm
The Supreme Court of Canada has just announced that it will release its decision in R. v. [read post]
22 Aug 2019, 8:12 am
Privacy class actions seem to be having a bit of a rough time as of late. [read post]
12 Jan 2018, 8:09 am
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has whipped the door open for the greater use of production orders requiring non-Canadian companies to provide user information. [read post]
16 Nov 2012, 5:32 am
The Federal Court of Canada, in Biron v. [read post]
7 Aug 2013, 9:22 am
Nova Scotia's Cyber-safety Act, which was jammed through the legislature with little debate, has been partially proclaimed into force today. [read post]
14 Apr 2014, 10:32 am
The Information and Privacy Commissioner has released her investigation report to allegations that Ontario police are routinely inputting sensitive mental health information into national police databases, which are not only accessible to all Canadian police departments, but also the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security. [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 11:42 am
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released the results of the second Global Privacy Sweep carried out by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN). [read post]
20 Nov 2013, 3:48 pm
[Note: If you can see this note, this post is a work in progress. [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 8:32 pm
I had the great pleasure of speaking at the annual conference of the Canadian Media Lawyers Association's annual meeting in Toronto on the topic of legal issues related to the use of drones by the media and in journalism in Canada.For anyone who may be interested, here's the presentation: [read post]
