I had the honour this week of presenting to a continuing education event for judges on privacy civil claims, past, present and future. I was jointed by Antoine Aylwin and Erika Chamberlain.
To make it a little more daunting, some of the judges who wrote the decisions I referred to were in the room...
It may be of interest to the privacy nerds who follow my blog, so here's the presentation:
I've written before about the law around recording the police in public (see posts tagged "Photographing Police"), but thought it might be useful to have a video discussion about the topic. Here it is ...
If you have any comments on thoughts on future topics, please leave them in the comments for the video on YouTube.
I was invited to present to the IAPP Halifax Knowledgenet today on social media background checks, focusing on both the privacy and human rights dimensions. Here it is in case it's of interest:
I was invited to speak at the 2nd Annual Atlantic Technology Summit on the topic of cybersecurity, privacy and the law. Not surprisingly, the entire conferene this year was online but it was all well attended.
In case it is of interest to others, here's the presentation I gave which started with a few case studies and then an overview of the current environment affecting legal risk. Of course, the slides were prepared before C-11 dropped though I was able to comment during the presenation that the stakes will get even higher with any breach of security safeguards.
On Friday, November 23, 2019, I had the pleasure of presenting on the topic of access to government information with Janet Curry of the Workers Compensation Board at the Canadian Bar Association - Nova Scotia branch annual professional development conference. In case it's of interest, here's our presentation.
ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (FOIPOP AND BEYOND!)
David Fraser, McInnes Cooper; Janet Curry, Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
The panel will share their perspectives on advising clients on requests for access to information held by government and public bodies. They will share best
practices and tips from both sides – those making requests for access to information, and those responding to such requests.
You can download it in PDF format here.
I was invited back this year to the Atlantic Security Conference as a speaker. It's a great event and shows that Halifax really punches above its weight when it comes to tech and skills.
Another great talk from @privacylawyer. Day one of @AtlSecCon going well. pic.twitter.com/xdxteCRsJn
— Jacob Goulden (@JacobGoulden) April 24, 2019
My presentation was on The New Privacy and Cybersecurity Legal Risk Landscape (or how to play nicely with lawyers), focusing on the drivers that are forcing a convergence between privacy and infosec. It also talks about the skills that infosec folks can cultivate to become of greater value to their clients, by developing skills to translate between business folks and lawyers on security issues. The crowd was great with some fantastic questions.
Here's the presentation for anyone who may be interested.
I was invited with my colleague Sarah Anderson Dykema to present on privacy by design for start-ups at Volta Labs. Volta is Eastern Canada's innovation hub, incubating and accelerating start-ups.
The turnout was great and the presentation was well received. I promised to publish it on my blog for the attendees, and for anyone else who may find it of interest.
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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. I spoke about the mechanics of trying to gather and preserve digital (mainly online) information, and Daniela spoke about the process of getting court orders to preserve and access information from third parties.
In case it's of interest, here's my presentation:
You can download a PDF version of the presentation here.
I was invited to present at an professional development event by the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia, on the topic of Privacy 101. In case it's of use to others, here's my slide deck:
The Canadian Bar Association's British Columbia Privacy and Access Law Section and the Immigration Section kindly invited me to Vancouver this past week to give a presentation on the topic of privacy and privilege at the border. Much of this was based on my advocacy work with the CBA in presenting on the topic to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Privacy, Access to Information and Ethics and pro bono work for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association as an amicus.
In case it's of interest, here's my presentation:
One thing that I did emphasise, which I'll do again here, is that the Canada Border Services Agency takes the view what they can search all digital information that crosses the border. I am of the view that this is legally incorrect, so asserting your rights will likely result in being charged for obstruction of a CBSA officer.
I had the great pleasure this morning of giving a presentation to the council of the Nova Scotia Barristers Society on the use of social media by lawyers. The Society has been a very keen adopter of social media itself. Check out their presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
I thought the slides may be of interest to other members of the profession, so here it is:
I was invited to speak with the Canadian Bar Association's Nova Scotia Family Law Section on cyberbullying law for family law practitioners. I was very happy to do so, given that many instances of cyberbullying arise from failed relationships and this will be a growing issue for family lawyers.
In case it is of interest, here is the presentation:
I was invited to speak to journalism students at the University of King's College about Cyber-bullying, the law, freedom of expression and the courts. This is the second year I've been asked to give such a presentation and I focused on the problems created by laws that are drafted and passed during very emotional times. The Nova Scotia Cyber-safety Act is a perfect example of such a law: When it was introduced, I was quoted in the media as saying it was likely unconstitutional as an unreasonable infringement on our Charter rights to freedom of expression. The Premier of the province at the time, Darryl Dexter, responded to my critique by saying that he could not disagree with me more. Since that quote hurt my feelings and was published online, it fit within the grossly overbroad definition of cyberbullying contained in the statute he was responsible for. Which only just proves my point, since an honest opinion on a matter of public interest (particularly legislation) should never be made unlawful in our free and democratic society.
In any event, it was a pleasure to give the presentation and to speak with the very engaged students. In case the materials are of interest, here is the presentation:
I was pleased to deliver an online Hangout On Air about CASL's new software installation rules on behalf of both Digital Nova Scotia and McInnes Cooper. The full presentation is here and you can get your mitts on the slides here. As I mentioned in the video, feel free to ask any questions or make any observations in the comments below. Though I can't provide legal advice through comments (and you should not provide any confidential information), I'm happy to discuss this law.
I was invited to speak about social media, privacy and the workplace at Verney's Maritime Connections conference on access and privacy. Here is the presentation, in case it is of interest:
I had the pleasure of speaking to the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice's annual conference this week in St. John's. My second panel presentation was emerging issues and I focused on wearables.
My presentation is here:
I had the pleasure of speaking to the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice's annual conference this week in St. John's. My first panel presentation was on the collision between privacy and freedom of expression in the form of the "Right to be Forgotten". Spoiler alert: it would be unconstitutional in Canada.
Here's my presentation:
Later today, I'll be giving a presentation to the Nova Scotia School Boards Association on Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) and how it affects their operations. There has been a huge amount of confusion about the impact of this law on organizations like school boards, which are generally not engaged in commercial activity and can't really take advantage of some of the implied consent provisions are are available to other organizations.
Here's the presentation, in case it is of interest or useful:
I just had the pleasure of speaking at a joint meeting of the Canadian Bar Association (Nova Scotia)'s privacy and charities sections on the impact of Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) on charities and not for profits.
Here's the presentation, in case it may be of interest:
This week, I led an internal McInnes Cooper continuing professional development session on cyberbullying and the legal response to it.
In case this is of interest to readers, here is the presentation:
