Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Right to Know Week in Canada

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September 27 to October 1 is Right to Know Week, which is meant to raise awareness about people's right to access to information (also k...
Monday, September 27, 2010

Canada's Anti-Spam Act back on the order paper

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Bill C-28, called the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (or, more formally: An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the C...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

Facebook now anticipating and responding to privacy questions in Canada

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CTV News is reporting that when Facebook launched their location-based service "Places" in Canada, the company did more than just ...
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Fear and loathing and a dude named “Third Party”

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Dissent, over at PogoWasRight, has a good post on what I see as the most problematic characteristic of privacy law in the United States. Und...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Striking a blow for cyber-privacy

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Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has a fan at the Edmonton Journal: Striking a blow for cyber-privacy Privacy commissioner J...

US Senate considers update to Electronic Communications Privacy Act

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This past week, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the possible update of the American Electronic Communications ...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Queensland Privacy Commissioner calls Facebook suspect because of its profit motive

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A day after the Canadian Privacy Commissioner stated that Facebook had gotten its house in order, the Privacy Commissioner of Queensland, Au...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Social media and the courts

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I was honoured to speak on a panel this afternoon with Assistant Privacy Commissioner Chantal Benier and Professor Pierre Trudel at the Ca...

Canadian Privacy Commissioner satisfied with Facebook resolution

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This just posted on the OPC website: News Release: Privacy Commissioner completes Facebook review - September 22, 2010 Privacy Commissioner...
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International data protection authorities form Global Privacy Enforcement Network

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Privacy regulators from around the world have joined forces to establish the " Global Privacy Enforcement Network " to facilitate ...