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Privacy

Two Copyright Columns To Start the Week

I have two copyright-related columns out this morning.  The first, Fair Copyright Provides Prentice With Reform Roadmap, appears in the Hill Times (HT version, homepage version).  The column raises the same fair copyright proposals that I posted last week.  The second,  Copyright Reform a Potential Threat to Privacy, is my […]

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January 21, 2008 1 comment Columns

Privacy Commissioner Warns Against Copyright Reform’s Threat to Privacy

Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 21, 2008 as Copyright Reform a Potential Threat to Privacy As Canada's top privacy watchdog, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart regularly appears before House of Commons committee hearings to identify the privacy implications of government bills.  Late last week, Stoddart went one […]

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January 21, 2008 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Warns Against Weakening Privacy Through Canadian DMCA

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart has issued a public letter to Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner warning against copyright reforms that "could have a negative impact on the privacy rights of Canadians."  The letter focuses on the anti-circumvention provisions, which Stoddart notes would weaken […]

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January 18, 2008 6 comments News

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Warns Against Weakening Privacy Through Canadian DMCA

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart has issued a public letter to Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner warning against copyright reforms that "could have a negative impact on the privacy rights of Canadians."  The letter focuses on the anti-circumvention provisions, which Stoddart notes would weaken […]

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January 18, 2008 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

Canadian Bar Association Hit By Security Breach

The Canadian Bar Association has been hit by a security breach.  The CBA has advised affected members that: Your records may have been affected by this unauthorized activity. The files contained personal information relating to online orders (name, address, phone, fax, member number) and encrypted credit card information. We have […]

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January 10, 2008 1 comment News