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 […]
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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
Alberta and BC Privacy Laws Meet Substantial Similarity Test
Industry Canada has released exemption orders for both Alberta and British Columbia, finding that their private sector privacy laws meet the substantial similarity test found in the federal privacy law. The finding means that that organizations in the two provinces will not be subject to the federal private sector privacy […]
BC and Alberta Laws Meet Substantial Similarity Test
Industry Canada has released exemption orders for both Alberta and British Columbia, finding that their private sector privacy laws meet the substantial similarity test found in the federal privacy law. The finding means that that organizations in the two provinces will not be subject to the federal private sector privacy […]
Continuing Coverage of Internet Jurisdiction Survey
Media coverage of the ABA/ICC Internet jurisdiction project continues with a nice feature in the ABA Journal eReport. This article follows similar coverage in Warren’s Washington Internet Daily, National Journal’s Technology Law Daily, and BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report.
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