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.
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Privacy
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). […]
Pippa Lawson on Privacy
Pippa Lawson, former Director of CIPPIC, writes an op-ed for the National Post that calls for stronger enforcement of Canadian privacy laws.
Google Canada on Privacy and Technology
Google Canada's Jacob Glick has an op-ed in the National Post that discusses Google's approach to privacy. It arguest that "privacy is best protected by good product design."
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