Thursday, April 26, 2018

AtlSecCon Presentation: Canada's new data breach notification regime

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I had the pleasure of giving a presentation to the Atlantic Security Conference this afternoon on Canada's new data breach notification...
Friday, March 16, 2018

Presentation: Privacy and privilege at the Canadian border

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The Canadian Bar Association's British Columbia Privacy and Access Law Section and the Immigration Section kindly invited me to Vancouve...
Friday, January 26, 2018

Privacy Commissioner thinks there's a right to be forgotten in Canada

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada just released a news release , another notice of consultation and a draft position paper o...
Friday, January 12, 2018

Canadian Appeal Court decides “Virtual Presence” is enough for production order for user information against non-Canadian company

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The British Columbia Court of Appeal has whipped the door open for the greater use of production orders requiring non-Canadian companies to ...
Saturday, December 02, 2017

Federal Court of Appeal: Past privacy consent does not prevent new means of handling and distributing personal information

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The Federal Court of Appeal released its long-awaited decision in Toronto Real Estate Board v Commissioner of Competition on Friday, Decembe...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Ontario Court of Appeal confirms online harassment conviction where threatening website was “about” the complainant but not a threat directed "to" the complainant

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At a time when the courts and the rest of the justice system are grappling with how traditional Criminal Code offences and online misconduct...
Wednesday, November 01, 2017

My suggestions to the NS Minister of Justice to facilitate access to justice under the new cyberbullying law

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I have expressed some concerns about Nova Scotia's new Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act, mainly related to barriers to access to...
Friday, October 20, 2017

CRTC finds CASL to be constitutional in CompuFinder challenge

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On October 19, 2017, the CRTC issued its decision in a constitutional challenge to CASL brought by CompuFinder. You may recall that in 2015,...
Thursday, October 19, 2017

My comments on Nova Scotia's Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act

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Note: Because of very short notice, I will not be able to appear at the Nova Scotia Legislature's Law Amendments Committee to provide m...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Nova Scotia introduces new "secure" ID and licenses; fails to mention use of biometrics

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The Government of Nova Scotia just announced that it is introducing new "secure" provincial ID cards and drivers licenses. What th...