Monday, February 05, 2024

Canadian Bill S-210 proposes age verification for internet users

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There’s a bill working its way through the Parliament that presents a clear and present danger to the free and open internet, to freedom of...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

How the Grinch Stole Privacy - A Privacylawyer Holiday Special

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I also had the oppotunity to talk about this silly take with CBC Information Morning Halifax and Cape Breton. You can listen to the interv...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Federal Court concludes that a “virtual presence” in Canada is enough to be ordered to assist CSIS

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Decision follows trend starting in BC that a virtual presence in Canada is enough to be ordered to produce records The Federal Court of Cana...
Sunday, December 03, 2023

Being on the receiving end of a warrant from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

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So someone from CSIS just called …. There’s a first time for everything. You get a call from an “UNKNOWN NUMBER” and the caller says they w...
Saturday, November 18, 2023

What is the "legitimate interests" exception to consent under Canada's proposed privacy law?

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So Bill c-27, also known as the digital charter implementation act of 2022 has been before Canada's Parliament for consideration for qui...
Monday, May 08, 2023

British Columbia Privacy Commissioner shuts down facial recognition

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Recently, the information and privacy commissioner of British Columbia issued a decision that essentially shuts down most use of facial rec...
Sunday, April 16, 2023

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Loses in Federal Court against Facebook

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Just this past week, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada was on the receiving end of a Federal Court decision that I would ch...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Privacy laws for drone operators in Canada

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Drone pilots need to know what privacy laws apply to their operations and, unfortunately, the government of Canada isn’t giving them the str...