While I was away last week, the Toronto Star published my annual A to Z review of the year in law and technology (Toronto Star version, Tyee version, homepage version). From Access Copyright to Zeke's Gallery, there was rarely a dull moment in 2007.
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The Letters of the Law: The Year in Law and Technology from A to Z
Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 24, 2007 as The Year In Canadian Tech Law, A to Z Appeared in the Tyee on December 25, 2007 as The Letters of the Law The past twelve months marked another remarkable year in law and technology featuring business developments, policy decisions, […]
Alberta Privacy Commissioner Forces Ticketmaster Changes
Canwest reports that Ticketmaster has changed its marketing practices following complaints to the Alberta Privacy Commissioner.
Passport Canada Suffers Massive Privacy Breach
The Globe and Mail reports that Passport Canada has suffered a massive privacy breach that resulted in online availability of applicant information. I argue that this again highlights the need for mandatory security breach notification legislation. Update: The incident is raised during Question Period on the floor of the House […]
Private Email Not Always Hush Hush
My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, The Tyee version, Ottawa Citizen version, homepage version) begins by recounting that this past September, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency launched "Operation Raw Deal", an initiative that targeted people purchasing raw steroid materials through the Internet from China and repackaging the steroids as drugs for domestic sale. Tyler Strumbo, a 23-year old California resident, was among the 124 people arrested. The Strumbo case is of particular interest because of an important Canadian connection. The foundation of the DEA's case rested on hundreds of encrypted emails stored on the computer servers of Hush Communications, a company based in Vancouver. A British Columbia court ordered the company to decrypt the emails and to send them to the U.S. law enforcement officials. Faced with a valid court order, the company complied, shipping 12 CDs filled with unencrypted personal email to investigators in California.
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