There has been considerable discussion in recent weeks regarding the prospect of court orders mandating ISPs or other intermediaries disclose identifying information about anonymous individuals (Google model case, Ottawa city hall blog). Overlook, however, is a recent order obtained by York University requiring Bell and Rogers to disclose subscriber information. […]
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Facebook Settles With Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Lots of coverage this morning on the remarkable Facebook settlement, which represents a major success for Canadian privacy and CIPPIC (which launched the case). The best source of information on the forthcoming changes come from the Privacy Commissioner's letter to CIPPIC. Podcast of the press conference available here.
Privacy Commissioner Expected To Release Facebook Compromise Today
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada will hold a news conference this morning at which she is expected to reveal that her office and Facebook have reached an agreement on privacy changes at the social networking site.
Time Expires for Facebook Privacy Compliance
Canwest reports that the clock has run out on Facebook complying with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's privacy finding. The Commissioner now has two weeks to go to court to obtain an order requiring compliance. Update: Facebook is reportedly ready to file a plan to address the Commissioner's issues by […]
Privacy Commissioner Issues Finding Against U.S.-Based Abika.com
Not sure how I missed it, but the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently issued a well-founded finding against Accusearch, which does business as Abika.com. The case is noteworthy since CIPPIC went to the Federal Court to force the Privacy Commissioner to launch its investigation (the case raised interesting jurisdictional questions). […]
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