New Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has spoken out and says that her office will be very sympathetic to business scrambling to implement Canada’s national privacy law. Stoddart also warned that she will review the issue of public disclosure of parties’ names, questioning the need to give anonymity to repeat […]
Archive for December, 2003
CRIA Suits Raise ISP Concerns
In the wake of CRIA's reported plans to file suits against individual file sharers, the question of identifying the P2P users has moved to the fore. Professor Geist comments in a National Post piece on the likely response of Canada's ISPs. see: Web Firms To Name Pirates also see: True […]
Canada’s Privacy Law Days Away From Full Effect
With PIPEDA scheduled to take full effect on January 1st, the media is beginning to take notice. Professor Geist comments in this Ottawa Sun article on the readiness of Canadian business to comply with the new law. see: Ready or Not, New Privacy Law’s Here also see: True Extent of […]
President Bush Signs CAN-Spam Act
Professor Geist appeared on CKNW in Vancouver to discuss anti-spam legislation in Canada in light of the enactment of anti-spam legislation in the U.S. The discussion focused on the need for legislation, technological solutions, as well as public education.
Recent Posts
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 200: Colin Bennett on the EU’s Surprising Adequacy Finding on Canadian Privacy Law 
Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act 
AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act
Commenting on CRIA Lawsuit Plans
Professor Geist appeared in several media outlets, including CTV Newsnet, CBC Radio’s Ontario Today, and CNET to discuss the Canadian Recording Industry Association’s plans to file suits against individual Canadian uploaders. see: Canada Ruling Won’t Stop Music Lawsuits also see: True Extent of Music Piracy Unknown
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