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Province changes course on FOI rules for hospitals
Governments often slip little-noticed and seemingly unrelated items into their spending plans, but just a single line in the recent provincial budget measures bill is causing a split within Ontario’s...
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The privacy commissioner needs more powers
As a big user of social media, both personally and particularly for work, I am always concerned about privacy. My privacy settings are set on the highest options on Facebook, I’m still loathe to do...
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Facebook settles class action with 'no-admission' deal
Regina-based Merchant Law Group LLP has settled a class action with Facebook over changes to the social media giant’s privacy settings, but any users hoping for a windfall will be sorely...
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Welcome to the new tort of ‘intrusion upon seclusion’
The Ontario Court of Appeal has opened a Pandora’s box by recognizing a privacy tort of “intrusion upon seclusion,” says one intellectual property lawyer.In Jones v. Tsige, Sandra Jones and Winnie...
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Re-introduction of lawful access legislation ‘serious concern,’ says Ontario...
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner says she has “serious concerns” about proposed federal “lawful access” legislation that would expand police surveillance powers and increase access to...
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Facebook: what will your client’s profile reveal?
A 27-year-old Canadian man is seriously injured in a workplace accident that has left him unable to sit for more than 15 minutes a day, ended his social life, and left him without a job.The defence...
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New ‘lawful access’ law could amount to illegal search and seizure
Lawful access or unlawful access? Critics of the federal government’s proposed bill that will give police increased access to customer data from Internet service providers, predict there could be...
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This week at the SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the following appeals this week including the highly anticipated R. v. Cole, about a high school teacher who was charged after nude photos of a Grade 10 student...
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CRTC issues own guidance on anti-spam law regs
While corporate Canada awaits final regulations for Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, last week the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released guidance of its own for the use of...
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‘A reasonable expectation of privacy in her purse’
Does a search warrant cover property belonging to someone who is not the target of a police investigation?This question was central to R. v. Le, in which police found crack cocaine in Thao Hoang Thanh...
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Union can collect non-members info: SCC
There is no privacy breach in unions collecting the personal contact information of all employees, including those who’ve opted not to become union members, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today.The...
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Remove disputed portions to ensure success of cyber-bullying act: report
The West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund is adding its voice to the calls on the federal government to quickly pass parts of its cyber-bullying legislation. It also is pushing for the...
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Privacy complaints doubled in 2013
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada received double the number of complaints in 2013 than it did the year before, according to an annual report the office released yesterday.The privacy...
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The Superior Court of Justice has granted leave to appeal in a case that considered whether law enforcement can hand over information from a criminal case to a law firm acting in a civil action.In...
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Winnipeg lawyer comes from behind to win mayoral race
Pitblado LLP partner Brian Bowman won yesterday’s Winnipeg mayoral race in a resounding decisionA privacy law partner with the Winnipeg law firm Pitblado, Bowman may have entered the race as an...
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Legal aid employee to pay $7,500 for intrusion upon seclusion
In yet another warning about not checking on the files of your partner’s ex at work, the Ontario Superior Court has held a Legal Aid Ontario employee liable for the tort of intrusion upon seclusion.In...
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Supreme Court allows warrantless cell phone searches
Warrantless cell phone searches are fair game during a police arrest and, conducted properly, do not violate Charter rights against unreasonable search and seizure.That was the bottom line today as the...
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Most B.C. government privacy breaches preventable: report
Nearly three-quarters of all government-related privacy breaches are caused by simple human error — not a result of hackers trying to steal our personal information.That’s the key finding in a report...
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Disregard of Charter in anti-terror bill 'untenable': CBA
The Canadian Bar Association is recommending nearly two-dozen changes to the federal government’s proposed anti-terrorism legislation, to strike more of a balance between security and individual...
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Privacy commissioner tells Bell its customers need to ‘opt-in’
The federal privacy commissioner is telling Bell Canada to adopt an “opt-in” consent mechanism for its targeted advertising program, effectively changing the game for other companies seeking to use...
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