Supreme Court allows warrantless cell phone searches
Warrantless cell phone searches are fair game during a police arrest and, conducted properly, do not violate Charter rights against unreasonable search and seizure.That was the bottom line today as the...
View ArticleMost B.C. government privacy breaches preventable: report
Nearly three-quarters of all government-related privacy breaches are caused by simple human error — not a result of hackers trying to steal our personal information.That’s the key finding in a report...
View ArticleDisregard of Charter in anti-terror bill 'untenable': CBA
The Canadian Bar Association is recommending nearly two-dozen changes to the federal government’s proposed anti-terrorism legislation, to strike more of a balance between security and individual...
View ArticlePrivacy commissioner tells Bell its customers need to ‘opt-in’
The federal privacy commissioner is telling Bell Canada to adopt an “opt-in” consent mechanism for its targeted advertising program, effectively changing the game for other companies seeking to use...
View ArticleHalifax lawyer’s drone giving a bird’s eye view
Some months ago, the skies over Halifax began to play host to a new visitor: a 1.2-kilogram drone equipped with a video camera that hovered over some of the city’s most popular spots: the waterfront,...
View ArticleOntario tables new patient privacy law
Ontario tabled amendments this morning that will strengthen the privacy of health-care information across the province through measures such as mandatory reporting of breaches, loosened rules around...
View ArticlePrivacy tort ‘implicitly’ recognized in Nova Scotia: court
The new tort of intrusion upon seclusion has been “implicitly” recognized in Nova Scotia, according to a ruling in a medical records privacy breach class action that challenged its existence in that...
View ArticleOntario court expands scope of privacy tort to include ‘revenge porn’
A recent ruling that found a man financially liable for posting a private sex tape of a former girlfriend online is being hailed as a case that is the first of its kind in Canada. Experts are calling...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada has a busy week ahead of it, with seven hearings relating to real estate, medical malpractice, and evidence at murder trials. In addition, the court will hear two court...
View ArticleShould privacy by design be part of Canadian law?
Ann Cavoukian has long touted the benefits of “data privacy by design” and now the European Union has passed an overarching privacy law called the General Data Protection Regulation, which embeds that...
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