Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 31, 2010 as Facing Up to the Generational Privacy Divide Last week hundreds of privacy regulators, corporate officers, and activists gathered in Jerusalem, Israel for the annual Data Protection and Privacy Commissioner Conference. The conference theme focused on the perception of a growing […]
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Court Rules University Sanctions Over Facebook Comments Violate Charter of Rights
An Alberta court has ruled that University of Calgary sanctions against two students who posted negative comments about a professor on Facebook violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Quebec Court Enforces Facebook’s Billion Dollar Spam Award
A Quebec court has enforced a billion dollar award that Facebook obtained against Adam Guerbuez, a Montreal-based spammer. Facebook was awarded US$843 million by a court in California in 2008 and the social network proceeded to ask the Quebec court to enforce the judgment. The court granted the request, ordering […]
Privacy Commissioner Completes Facebook Review
Lots of coverage today of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s announcement that she has completed her review of Facebook’s compliance with the recommendations arising from the first complaint. The office is currently investigating two other Facebook-related complaints.
CIPPIC Says Facebook Failing Privacy Promises
CIPPIC argues that Facebook has failed to comply with the privacy commitments it made as part of last year’s settlement with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
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