Just as Canada and the U.S. were gearing up for a holiday weekend, there was a flurry of noteworthy policy developments. I expect that I will have more to say about each in the weeks ahead, so I only pause to comment briefly on each (in order of media coverage […]
Archive for 2005
RSS Overload
Apologies to RSS feed subscribers who experienced feed overload this afternoon. We were working to shift the new feed to old subscribers without necessitating a new url. I’m told that we were successful, but not before subscribers received multiple versions of the same postings in their readers. The problem should […]
Canada Needs A National Privacy Breach Reporting Law
My latest Law Bytes column (Canada Needs A National Privacy Breach Reporting Law Toronto Star version, freely available hyperlinked version) makes the case for a national Canadian privacy and security breach reporting law. Over the past twelve months, there has been a staggering number of reported privacy and security breaches — with […]
Canada lags on privacy breach disclosure
At one time, public disclosures of privacy and security breaches were a rare occurrence. Companies were careful to keep such breaches quiet, content to compensate breach victims rather than face the inevitable negative publicity. No longer. Over the past 12 months, there has been a staggering number of reported privacy […]
New Look, New Functionality
As will be obvious to anyone visiting the site (and not so obvious to anyone reading this in an RSS reader), MichaelGeist.ca has undergone a significant makeover. In addition to the need for a refresh, there were two primary reasons for the change.
Recent Posts
The Lawful Access Privacy Risks: Unpacking Bill C-22’s Expansive Metadata Retention Requirements 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 261: Ian Goldberg on the Privacy Risks of Age Assurance Technologies 
Government Enacts Political Party Anti-Privacy Rules With Bill C-4 Royal Assent Sprint 
A Tale of Two Bills: Lawful Access Returns With Changes to Warrantless Access But Dangerous Backdoor Surveillance Risks Remain 
Words Are Not Enough: Countering Relentless Antisemitic Violence in Canada With Action
