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The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.

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Privacy Commissioner consultations on new technologies: a few thoughts

Posted on February 12, 2010
Over the last month, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched two public consultations related to new and emerging technologies. The first, called for in January of this year, relates to "online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers by marketers and other businesses...

Privacy Commissioner consultations on new technologies: a few thoughts

Interim BC privacy commissioner appointed

Posted on January 25, 2010
The BC Government has appointed an interim Information and Privacy Commissioner to fill the role until the legislature resumes in the spring: Interim privacy commissioner appointed - The Globe and Mail ... Instead, Paul Fraser, B.C.'s Conflict of Interest Commissioner, is taking over as acting commissioner...

Interim BC privacy commissioner appointed

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BC Privacy Commissioner's resignation leaves office in limbo

Posted on January 23, 2010
I posted earlier this week that David Loukidelis has resigned as Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia to take on the post of Deputy Attorney General for the province. He resigned effective January 19, 2010. This has apparently left a significant gap, as there was no interim Commissioner appointed...

BC Privacy Commissioner's resignation leaves office in limbo

BC Commissioner to leave post, become Deputy AG

Posted on January 20, 2010
BC Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis is leaving the post to become Deputy Attorney General of BC. Here's the official release: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES KEY APPOINTMENT Jan. 20, 2010 Office of the Premier GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES KEY APPOINTMENT VICTORIA ? David Loukidelis has been appointed Deputy Attorney General...

New privacy rules for Crown-run casinos in Saskatchewan

Posted on January 11, 2010
The Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner has told government run casinos in the province to requiring the addresses of people who buy show tickets with cash. The amount of personal information collected by casinos is breathtaking, so I'm most surprised by the revelation that only now is Gaming Saskatchewan appointing a privacy officer...

EPIC reports that body scanners can store, send images

Posted on January 11, 2010
According to documents obtained by EPIC and made available to CNN, body scanners procured by the TSA are designed to be able to record and transmit images, whcih appears to contradict assurances given by the agency: Body scanners can store, send images, group says - CNN...

We need a debate on the privacy impact of body scanners

Posted on January 07, 2010
I was interviewed by the Halifax Chronicle Herald on the need for a thorough debate about the privacy impact of body scanners and to make sure that we are actually dealing with the problem. And if we're going to use the technology, we need to ensure that all steps are taken to mitigate the privacy impact...

Scary and funny: Undressing the naked truth about the future of airline travel

Posted on January 07, 2010
This is too funny, scary and prescient: Undressing the naked truth about the future of airline travel Cavity searches, complementary catheters, cryogenic suspension will be the norms By Paula Simons, Edmonton Journal January 7, 2010 2:07 AM The Edmonton Journal January 7, 2011 The federal government says Canadian air travellers will soon be asked to undergo full-body cavity searches...

Alberta Privacy Commissioner has some choice words about airport body scanning

Posted on January 07, 2010
The incomparable Frank Work, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, appears to have an opinion on body scanning technologies. Privacy boss pans scans New naked body security measures at airports don't fly, he says By MICHAEL PLATTThe thin edge of the wedge -it's not the happiest of analogies when the subject is naked body scans and orifice-probing technology...

TMI: The backfiring of the surveillance state?

Posted on January 06, 2010
This is an extremely interesting read: The backfiring of the surveillance state. Glenn Greenwald takes the position that intelligence and national security agencies in the US are so buried in data from surveillance and other sources that it has led to paralysis

Government plans update of privacy law this year

Posted on January 04, 2010
According to Canada.com, Industry Minister Tony Clement plans to modernize Canada's privacy laws this year. No details, so we'll stay tuned. After March, of course. See: Push for more wireless competition behind Globalive decision: Clement.Thanks to Michael Geist for the link...

Pantsbomber revives debate over body scanners as implementation is expanded

Posted on January 03, 2010
The thwarted Christmas Day bombing plot has certainly raised security levels in airports over the holidays. Individual passengers are being frisked before boarding, presumably to make sure they don't have any hidden compartments in their unmentionables (but inspectables)...

Canadian Privacy Law Blog turns six years old

Posted on January 02, 2010
On January 2, 2004, the first post for the Canadian Privacy Law Blog went live (though it was called "PIPEDA and Canadian Privacy Law" at the time. Looking back to 2004, I had become an avid reader of legal blogs that were already being put out there and wanted to join the conversation...

Canadian airlines look to goverment to solve privacy dilemma

Posted on January 02, 2010
The timing on this couldn't be worse, in the aftermath of the Christmas day "underwear bomber" and unprecedented scrutiny of airline passengers. The National Airlines Council of Canada is looking to the federal government to develop a "permanent solution" to the dilemma they are facing...

CLawBie results are in

Posted on December 31, 2009
The CLawBies (the Canadian Law Blog awards) for 2009 are out and I'm absolutely delighted to be a runner-up in the category of "Best Canadian Law Blog". It's particularly humbling to be in the same paragraph as slaw.ca, the hands-down, undoubtedly best Canadian legal blog out there...

Prime Minister prorogues parliament, privacy legislation in limbo

Posted on December 30, 2009
It's official, the Prime Minister is proroguing parliament until the beginning of March: CBC News - Politics - PM seeks Parliament shutdown until March. (Never mind that they've been on vacation since November.) This means that a number of privacy-affecting bills are being forced into a coma...

NB Court orders production of ISP data to litigant

Posted on December 20, 2009
Check out Dan Michaluk's summary of Carter v. Connors, 2009 NBQB 317, in which the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench ordered a litigant to obtain from her internet service provider a record of all her internet usage since the accident in issue to produce to the other side: Case Report ? Another FaceBook production order made � All About Information...

Automated purchase sharing. Really?

Posted on December 14, 2009
I'm pretty sure that I don't get the appeal: Blippy is a fun and easy way to see and discuss the things people are buying.

Telco and ISP snooping? Don't hate the player, hate the game

Posted on December 10, 2009
The 'net and twitter have been all abuzz this past week with revelations about telco and ISP cooperation with law enforcement. We've seen Wikileaks post the internal policies of MySpace and Cryptome's posting of Yahoo!'s internal policies. Blame for this appears to be laid at the feet of the service providers...

My nominations for the Clawbies 2009!

Posted on December 07, 2009
As announced earlier this week, the nominations are now open for the annual Canadian Legal Blogging Awards, affectionately known as the Clawbies: Nominations Open for the 2009 Clawbies ? Law Firm Web Strategy. This blog was a runner-up in 2007. The hardest part about nominating blogs for the award is the abundance of great Canadian law blogs out there...

Lifting the veil on telco cooperation with law enforcement

Posted on December 07, 2009
Over the last little while, there has been much discussion about cooperation between telcos and ISPs, on one hand, and law enforcement, on the other hand. We've certainly seen a lot of talk about "lawful access" in Canada.If you're curious about some of the goings on behind the scenes at American telcos and ISPs in this regard, Cryptome and Wikileaks both have some interesting leaked documentation about policies and procedures for companies like MySpace, Sprint, Yahoo! and others...

Thanks to Delaware Employment Law Blog

Posted on December 02, 2009
A quick thanks to the Delaware Employment Law Blog for including this blog in their Top 100 Employment Law Blogs. Thanks! If you're a regular reader of this blog because of workplace privacy issues, head on over there and check out the great resources they provide...

Zuckerberg on the future of Facebook privacy

Posted on December 02, 2009
At least since I've been using Facebook, this is the first time that Mark Zuckerberg has addressed the Facebook community through an open letter linked from the main user page. I find it interesting that the focus of this is privacy and the future of privacy on Facebook...

EU Clears SWIFT Data Transfers to United States Treasury Department

Posted on November 30, 2009
The New York Times is reporting on an agreement reached between European ministers and the United States for restored access to information about bank transfers processed by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT). See: EU Clears Bank Data Transfers to United States - NYTimes...

Use, overuse and abuse of privacy laws

Posted on November 26, 2009
A very good commentary from the Victoria Times Colonist. Fave quote: "It was a good example of how privacy law has vastly enhanced officials' first inclination to say "no" to every request." Privacy law helps the government hide Les Leyne Times Colonist Thursday, November 26, 2009 When reporters were briefed a couple of weeks ago on how the Olympic torch relay would go down, they were told no identities of the runners would be supplied, because of "privacy law...

Social networking for lawyers seminar

Posted on November 26, 2009
Some readers of this blog may be interested in this seminar that I'm giving for the Nova Scotia Barristers Society in a couple of weeks. Those who aren't lucky enough to be in Halifax can attend by webinar: NSBS - Development Lunch & Law: Social Networking in a Global MarketWednesday, December 9, 2009 Lunch & Law - Social Networking in a Global Market: Marketing Strategies for Lawyers Nova Scotia Barristers' Society - Continuing Professional Development Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 12:00 - 1:30 pm Location: CPD Center, Suite 408, 1645 Granville Street, Halifax View PDF The Program: New technologies provide a plethora of unique opportunities for lawyers to raise their profiles and reach new clients...

Owner of massive genomics database goes bankrupt. What will happen to the data?

Posted on November 25, 2009
The owners of one of the largest databases of genomics information and biological samples, in Iceland, has gone bankrupt. The article in Nature says that the database and the samples cannot be sold, but it remains to be seen what will happen with this trove of incredibly valuable and deeply sensitive personal information...

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