Information About The Canadian Privacy Law Blog

I was honoured to be asked to give a breakfast presentation to the Canadian Security Association Atlantic Chapter on surveillance and security technology and the law. In case it’s of broader interest, here’s the presentation: You can also grab it as a PDF here. … Read more »

The United States Department of Justice and the United Kingdom Home Office have announced that the two countries have signed a bilateral agreement “On Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime”. The Agreement is intended to be a bilateral agreement of the type anticipated … Read more »

Privacy class actions seem to be having a bit of a rough time as of late. “The need to change a password at a higher frequency cannot give rise to a serious compensable loss claim.” Following a trend that has become reasonably well established in Québec and is expanding across Canada, the province’s … Read more »

I was invited to present at the High Technology Crime Investigation Association’s first annual Canadian Cyber Summit. I spoke about recent issues and trends in cross-border criminal investigations originating in Canada, starting with the current state of affairs and the Mutual Legal Assistance Treat … Read more »

I was invited back this year to the Atlantic Security Conference as a speaker. It’s a great event and shows that Halifax really punches above its weight when it comes to tech and skills. Another great talk from @privacylawyer. Day one of @AtlSecCon going well. pic.twitter.com/xdxteCRsJn— Jacob Gould … Read more »