At a recent meeting of Canadian privacy professionals, the United States’ approach to privacy was derisively characterized as amounting to little more than a privacy policy placebo, a reference to the reliance on privacy policies under the U.S. system. The comment reflects the perspective of many in the privacy community […]
Archive for April, 2004
Speaker – Beyond ICANN: International Governance Of The Internet In The 21st Century
Speaker – Beyond ICANN: International Governance Of The Internet In The 21st Century link
Privacy Law Can’t Protect People From Own Ignorance
Heather Black, Canada’s Assistant Privacy Commissioner, has provided an update on Canada’s privacy legislation. Black notes that there may be a communications gap between business and consumers but adds that "there’s really a limit to how far we can go to protect people from their own ignorance." Professor Geist comments […]
Canada To Launch Anti-Spam Task Force
The National Post reports that the Canadian government plans to launch as task force to address spam. Professor Geist comments on the need for more aggressive enforcement actions against Canadian-based spamming organizations. see: Government Task Force To Launch Attack on Spam also see: BC Order
The Globe and Mail
A taxing proposal to solve the music download dilemma, The Globe and Mail (11th March 2004)
