CIRA has launched a public consultation on its new WHOIS rules. The consultation will include some direct consultations, a public forum, and an open consultation this summer.
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Ombud for Victims of Crime Calls For ISPs To Disclose CNA Data Without Court Oversight
The Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime has issued a new report calling on the government to introduce legislation to make it mandatory for ISPs to give law enforcement basic customer name and address information upon request.
Cinema Guzzo Faces $10K Damage Award for Invasive Search
Cinema Guzzo, a Montreal-based theatre chain, has been ordered to pay $10,000 in damages arising from the search of a patron's bag that violated their privacy rights. The lawsuit over the "abusive search" was first filed in July 2007. While this case has nothing to do with copyright, how long […]
Debating The ECPA
IT World Canada covers the growing debate over the Electronic Commerce Protection Act, with a mini-debate between Barry Sookman and me over the implications of the bill. Sookman expresses concern that an attempt to buy additional software licences might render the purchaser a spammer (as if the vendor is going […]
Manitoba Debating New Private Sector Privacy Law
Brian Bowman reports that the Manitoba Legislature is debating a private member's bill that would establish a private sector privacy law in the province.
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Why The Recent TikTok Privacy Ruling Swaps Privacy for Increased Surveillance 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 245: Kate Robertson on Bill C-2’s Cross-Border Data Sharing Privacy Risks 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 244: Kris Klein on the Long Road to a Right to be Forgotten Under Canadian Privacy Law
