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- What Canadian law says about smart glasses, and using them in public and semi-public places.
Here’s a simple question: Can you legally wear smart glasses and record people in public in Canada? The short answer is: generally, yes. But—because this is privacy law—the complete answer is a bit more complicated. And I think smart glasses are particularly interesting because the technology is ch … Read more »
- Why Bill C-34’s Social Media Ban for Kids Is Unconstitutional
In my last episode about Bill C-34, the SafeSocial Media Act, I said that one provision jumped out at me as particularly constitutionally vulnerable: the rule that would keep people under sixteen from having accounts on social media services. I said then that social media is fundamentally expressive … Read more »
- Privacy, Online Harms and Lawful Access: Keep an eye on Parliament this fall
If you care about privacy, the internet, artificial intelligence, social media, free expression, cybersecurity or government surveillance, you probably want to keep an eye on Ottawa this fall. Because Parliament comes back from its summer break on September 21st, and waiting for MPs and Senators are … Read more »
- Canada's proposed new privacy law: Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, known as PIPEDA, has been Canada’s private sector privacy law since 2001. It’s currently the law that governs how businesses collect, use and disclose your personal information. It’s the law that made the Privacy Commissioner of Canad … Read more »
- PIPEDA Replacement Tabled in House of Commons
The proposed new privacy law includes order-making powers, penalties but completely sidelines the existing Privacy Commissioner On June 15, 2026, the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Even Solomon tabled in the House of Commons Bill C-36, called “An Act to enact the Protecti … Read more »