Friday, August 16, 2013

New cyberbullying law half-baked

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I was asked to write an opinion piece for the Chronicle Herald, setting out my concerns about Nova Scotia's new Cyber-safety Act. It...
Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Nova Scotia cyberbullying law now mostly in effect

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Nova Scotia's Cyber-safety Act , which was jammed through the legislature with little debate, has been partially proclaimed into force t...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

RCMP officers complain that the federal police force unlawfully used and disclosed their mental health records

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A group of RCMP officers today filed a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, arguing that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police unl...
Friday, July 26, 2013

Once again, no common law tort of invasion of privacy in British Columbia

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Just to be sure it was dead (even before it was born), Madam Justice Russell of the BC Supreme Court heaved a shovelful of dirt on the commo...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

No common law tort of invasion of privacy in British Columbia, judge finds

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This probably shouldn't be too surprising for lawyers practicing in this area, but a judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court has sta...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Federal/provincial report on cyberbullying and non-consensual distribution of intimate images released

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The Federal-Provincial-Territorial task force on Cyberbullying and the Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images has today released its...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Settlement of Sony Playstation hack class action in Canada reinforces privacy damages will be limited where no actual harm shown

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Dan Michaluk just posted about the newly-approved settlement of the Canadian class action stemming from the Sony playstation hack ( Settleme...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

Canadian secret national security court calls on amicus curiae to address vexing issues

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Most Canadians are surprised to discover that we have a secret court, just like the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, that meets i...
Friday, July 12, 2013

Supreme Court of Canada to consider cell phone privacy and police searches incident to arrest

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The Supreme Court of Canada yesterday granted leave to appeal in the case of R. v. Fearon. The Court is limiting its review of the Ontario ...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Canadian federal government needs to get its own privacy house in order

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No big surprise, but the Federal Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, has found that the federal government is seriously lacking as far ...