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“GPS Jones” Decision: Not What It Seems
February 1st, 2012

If you follow privacy law, you’ve probably heard about the case of U.S. v. Jones.  This American decision, issued last week, is the US Supreme Court’s latest take on technology and privacy. A 9-0 decision, the justices got to the same place by different routes. Unfortunately, for a GPS-related... Read more »

Data Privacy Day 2012
January 31st, 2012

 I had the the pleasure of serving as the keynote speaker at Dalhousie University’s 2012 Data Privacy Day last Wednesday in Halifax. My topic was eHealth and Privacy: Issues & Implications For Society. I’m informed a webcast will be posted at some point so if you’re intereste... Read more »

Ontario Recognizes Tort of Invasion of Privacy
January 18th, 2012

Ontario’s Court of Appeal has issued its decision in Jones v Tsige and the result recognizes a common law tort of invasion of privacy. More technically, the court recognized a “right of action for intrusion upon seclusion” – one of several aspects of privacy. For those unfamiliar with the c... Read more »

Privacy & Law Enforcement
November 16th, 2011

Under PIPEDA, “lawful authority” arises as a preliminary matter when an organization is approached for a request for personal information by a “government institution or part thereof”. While a “clarification” of “lawful authority” is one of the proposed amendments to... Read more »

PIPEDA: The Other “Lawful Access” Proposals
November 7th, 2011

There were a number of letters, news items and posts this past week about the new lawful access proposals before Canada’s Parliament. While the focus has been on telcos and the data they hold, it is important to note that there are also other “access” proposals – ones that significantly chan... Read more »

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