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Canadian Fed Ct Rejects Privacy Commish Surveillance Finding

The Canadian Federal Court has rejected a Canadian Privacy Commissioner finding involving videosurveillance in a railway yard. After the Commissioner ruled in favour of the complainant in 2003, the complainant applied to the court for an order confirming the Commissioner’s decision. The court declined to do so, reaching several noteworthy […]

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June 18, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Fighting Spam Requires Commitment From All

The Ottawa Sun covers a recent Professor Geist speech on fighting spam in Canada. Professor Geist argues for greater enforcement action against known Canadian spamming organizations. see: Will is the Way to Unplug Spammersalso see: Bulte Committee Report

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June 3, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Ontario Court Issues PIPEDA Decision

An Ontario court has issued a new decision interpreting Canada’s federal privacy law in the context of videosurveillance. The court ruled that exceptions found in the Act that apply to law of Canada includes the common law, though it noted that the wording in PIPEDA "leaves a lot to be […]

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May 25, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Coverage of Anti-Spam Task Force Announcement

The Canadian media, including the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail, provides comprehensive coverage of the formation of a new anti-spam task force, quoting Professor Geist on the need to use the task force as a catalyst for greater enforcement initiatives. see: Task Force Aims To Can Spam also see: […]

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May 12, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

More on Spam in Canada

Decima Publishing’s Network Letter provides great coverage of Professor Geist’s recent spam speech at the Law Society’s Communication Law conference. The two-page article highlights the key points in the speech including the need for better enforcement of existing Canadian law. see: Workplace Privacy Gets Day in Court also see: BC […]

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April 28, 2004 Comments are Disabled News