Canadian Privacy Law Blog

The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.

Monday, November 07, 2011

2,700 personal tax files go missing after auditor takes work home

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The Globe & Mail is reporting that approximately 2,700 personal tax files are missing after a Canada Revenue Agency employee did somethi...
Saturday, November 05, 2011

Dealing with police "Letters of Request for Information"

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( This post is not intended to be legal advice. If you find yourself in a situation like those described below, seek competent legal advice....
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Saskatchewan Court refuses to admit expert evidence on reasonable expectation of privacy for ISP customer information

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The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's bench has just released a decision in which the Court refused the defendant's application to admit...
Friday, November 04, 2011

Ontario Court concludes search of cell phone was unlawful; evidence excluded

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There has recently been some controversy in the United States about the lawfulness of police "searching" (ie reading the contents ...

What's the justification for warrantless access to customer data in "lawful access"

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The Public Safety Minister and various police folks are arguing that telecom operators should have to hand over any and all of the following...
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Ontario Commissioner corrects Public Safety Minister on "lawful access"

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In the ongoing battle over "lawful access", the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario fires back in today's National...

Minister of Public Safety responds to Ontario Commissioner

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The Public Safety Minister responds to the scathing criticism of "lawful access" by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of On...
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Monday, October 31, 2011

Ontario Commissioner on lawful access (actually, "expanded surveillance")

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In the National Post, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner adds her strong voice to the call for increased scrutiny of any ...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Why lawful access legislation should not be allowed

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This is why lawful access legislation should not be allowed to pass. The Guardian is reporting on equipment being used by London's Metr...

Welsh nightclubs to fingerprint customers

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I have a feeling that every time Canadians come up with a really, really intrusive idea, there's a bunch of folks in the British Isles w...
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