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Facebook makes users' "interests" public, with no opt-out

Posted on April 21, 2010
I am an unhappy Facebook user. Facebook has just decided that all the "interests" information on users profiles pages should be public. They say it is "Connecting you to everything you care about", but there's no opt out. If your profile says you're interested in photography, you're thrown into a community based on that interest...

Privacy guardians warn multinationals to respect laws

Posted on April 20, 2010
International data protection regulators are meeting in Washington, DC and are planning to hold a press conference this afternoon. Here is the announcement they have released to the media: Privacy guardians warn multinationals to respect laws WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ten data protection authorities from around the world say Google Inc...

This blog has moved

Posted on April 17, 2010
This blog is now located at http://blog.privacylawyer.ca/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://blog.privacylawyer.ca/feeds/posts/default...

Some thoughts on street photography

Posted on April 11, 2010
Simon Fodden, the head slawer over at http://www.slaw.ca/ has a great post to end the week (The Friday Fillip ? Slaw), pointing to a great piece of photographic excellence "We're all gonna die". It's a 100m long photograph of people taken from Warshauer Strasse in Berlin...

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Some thoughts on street photography

RCMP changes rules for criminal records checks

Posted on April 09, 2010
Today's post at slaw.ca: RCMP changes rules for criminal records checks Late last year, the RCMP changed its policy for access to criminal records information via the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC). Reputable companies, up until that point, had been able to obtain police records clearances through local police departments...

RCMP changes rules for criminal records checks

Saskatchewan amends privacy regs to permit soliciation of former patients

Posted on April 07, 2010
One controversial aspect of health privacy laws, at least when they are implemented, is whether hospitals or supporting foundations can use patient information without consent for fund-raising purposes. It appears that Saskatchewan is about to amend the health privacy regulations for that province to permit solicitation after a sixty-day waiting period...

Saskatchewan amends privacy regs to permit soliciation of former patients

US Federal judge declares warrantless wiretapping program unlawful

Posted on April 01, 2010
A US Federal Court has declared that the Bush-era "warrantless wiretap" program was unlawful. The administration, up to and including the Obama administration, argued that in a time of war, it was lawful to eavesdrop on communications without a warrant, particuarly international communications...

US Federal judge declares warrantless wiretapping program unlawful

Commisser releases discussion paper on cloud computing

Posted on March 30, 2010
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a discussion paper on privacy issues related to "cloud computing". This is part of their broad outreach and consultation process on privacy and new technology. You can read it here: Reaching for the Cloud(s)...

Commisser releases discussion paper on cloud computing

Posted on March 29, 2010
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a discussion paper on privacy issues related to "cloud computing". This is part of their broad outreach and consultation process on privacy and new technology. You can read it here: Reaching for the Cloud(s)...

Heathrow worker given police warning for body scanning co-worker

Posted on March 28, 2010
The Guardian is reporting about an incident that seems at odds with the official pronouncements that body scanners at airports protect privacy: Airport worker given police warning for 'misusing' body scanner UK news guardian.co.uk ... A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police received an allegation regarding an incident that happened at Heathrow Terminal 5 on March 10...

Heathrow worker given police warning for body scanning co-worker

How Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time

Posted on March 17, 2010
Thanks to advanced statistical analysis and the plethora of digital crumbs scattered around the internet, every bit of data you leave behind (no matter how small) online can be used to piece together a link to your full identity and details. Scary stuff from the New York Times...

How Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time

Facebook plans to allow users to "share" location

Posted on March 10, 2010
According to the New York Times, Facebook is going to roll out full-blown location sharing in April. From the NYT's Bits Blog: Facebook Will Allow Users to Share Location - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com In preparation for the introduction, Facebook updated its privacy policy last November...

Facebook plans to allow users to "share" location

Drawing the curtain on ISP cooperation with law enforcement

Posted on March 01, 2010
My latest posting on slaw.ca: Drawing the curtain on ISP cooperation with law enforcement ? Slaw I've been a faithful follower of Cryptome for quite some time. Cryptome has been posting very interesting and controversial content on the internet since 1996...

Drawing the curtain on ISP cooperation with law enforcement

Alberta Privacy Commissioner tells retailer not to do routine credit checks of sales staff

Posted on February 25, 2010
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has just ordered Marks' Work Wearhouse to stop carrying out routine credit checks on prospective employees in Investigation Report P2010-IR-001. From the Commissioner's website: February 23, 2010 Mark?s Work Wearhouse investigated under the Personal Information Protection Act The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has found that Mark?s Work Wearhouse (MWW) contravened the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) when the organization conducted pre-employment credit checks for its job applicants...

Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner cuts services due to lack of funds

Posted on February 23, 2010
The Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan is reportedly having to scale back services after the provincial government nixed a request for additional resources to hire another investigator. Gary Dickson's office not only administers the public sector access and privacy law, but he has to deal with the health privacy law that covers public and private sector healthcare...

Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner cuts services due to lack of funds

Don't tell the world where you aren't

Posted on February 19, 2010
There's a lot of power in social media, but many tweet or update their status withouth thinking about what they are telling the world. This issue is especially acute when it comes to location-based information. If you're telling the world you're at your local Starbucks, you're telling everyone that you're not at home...

Don't tell the world where you aren't

Newfoundland court concludes Information and Privacy Commissioner may not review privilege claims

Posted on February 17, 2010
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland has released what I think is a very important decision under that province's access to information legislation. The dispute in Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2010 NLTD 31 (not yet on CanLII) centered around whether the Information and Privacy Commissioner has the authority to request and review documents that were alleged to be subject to solicitor-client privilege...

Newfoundland court concludes Information and Privacy Commissioner may not review privilege claims

Bar watch program coming to Halifax

Posted on February 15, 2010
Following in the footsteps of British Columbia and Alberta, bar owners in Halifax are talking about rolling out a "Bar Watch" program. You can read about other programs here: id swiping. What is particularly troubling or at the very least needs close scrutiny is the suggestion that the banned list is going to originate from the police...

Bar watch program coming to Halifax

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