Security bill will enable Canada to disable computers located abroad
Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (“CSE:) wants to give the public broad reassurances that it will not use its growing array of […]
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Canada’s DPA publishes position on the Right to be forgotten
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released, on 26 January 2018, its draft position on online reputation, i.e. […]
Why the Canadian Privacy Commissioner’s Proposed Right to be Forgotten Creates More Problems Than it Solves
The right to be forgotten, which opens the door to public requests for the removal of search results that are […]
U.S. border data fuels Canadian visa crackdown
A budding cross-border data exchange with the United States is quietly helping Canada crack down on immigration violators. The federal government […]
Don’t check Facebook before hiring
“Yes, they’re accessible but they’re not necessarily meant for everybody,” says Donovan Molloy about public bodies checking social media of […]
Canada’s privacy watchdog to educate kids on data protection
Canada’s privacy watchdog is launching a campaign aimed at raising grade schoolers’ awareness about how their personal data is collected […]
Canada’s Brecknell ruling continues “recent trend” of extending jurisdiction to online companies
18 January 2018 The British Columbia Court of Appeal (‘the Court’) issued, on 9 January 2018, its decision in British […]
Defining privacy in text messages - a step forward and maybe a step back
When the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982, the first text message was still a decade […]
2018 global legislative predictions in privacy
Taking a look at the activities of 2017, it’s clear that the coming year will see lots of movement on […]
Canadian Position on Data Localization Rules in Trade Deals Revealed: Protection for Government Data Only
Data localization rules, which require data to be stored locally, have emerged as an increasingly popular legal method for providing […]
Upcoming drone regulations and soaring use provide opportunities and challenges
As the popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, continues to soar, two experts weigh in on what could be […]
“Right to be forgotten”comes to Canada?
The relief Martin Streete felt the day he walked out of court a free man erodes with every click of […]