Monday, January 23, 2012

US Supreme Court Justice reconsiders "third party doctrine"

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I linked earlier today to the important case of US v Jones ( US Supreme Court says cops need a warrant to GPS track a vehicle ). It's an...

US Supreme Court says cops need a warrant to GPS track a vehicle

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The US Supreme Court has just released its unanimous decision in US v Jones [PDF] , in which the Court held that law enforcement need either...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Ontario recognizes tort of invasion of privacy

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A unanimous panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal has just released its decision in Jones v Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32. The court has recognized tha...
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Police coming up empty with justification for "lawful access"

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Perhaps not surprising to those who have covered this issue for the past number of years, the special interest groups representing law enfor...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Geist: Are Canada’s digital laws unconstitutional?

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Michael Geist's regular column in the Toronto Star is very interesting this week. It highlights that the recent decision of the Canadian...
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

SCC decision on national securities regulation keeps PIPEDA's constitutionality as an open question

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Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Reference re Securities Act . The Court based much of its decision on existing c...
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Privacy Commissioner finding: Laurier Optical inappropriately disclosed customer's information

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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has published its fourth PIPEDA finding of 2011: Commissioner’s Findings - PIPEDA Report of Findings #201...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

SCC to release decision on securities regulation that may affect privacy regulation

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On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada will be delivering its decision In the Matter of Section 53 of the Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, ...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Beware of "surveillance by design" symposium

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The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario is organizing a symposium about "Surveillance by Design" which should be very ...
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Details of EU Data Protection Reform Reveal Dramatic Proposed Changes

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Hogan Lovells Chronicle of Data Protection has a good summary of what's expected in the reform of European Data Protection laws in the c...