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Privacy

Canada.com and Email Privacy

Several people have written over the past couple of weeks to call attention to the privacy implications of the Canada.com FAQ.  The FAQ asks the question about where Canada.com email account information will be stored with the answer that:

canada.com e-mail (the "Service") is provided by Velocity Services, Inc. ("VSI"), a company located in and conducting its business from the United States. By registering for and/or logging on to the Service, you accept and acknowledge that the information processed or stored outside of Canada may be available to the foreign government of the country in which the information or the entity controlling it, is situated under a lawful order made in that jurisdiction and no longer falls under the jurisdiction of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") nor be subject to canada.com's Privacy Statement.

As David Fraser rightly notes "I'm pretty confident that you can't wave a magic wand and say that PIPEDA no longer applies." 

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March 9, 2007 9 comments News

Toronto Police Investigating NHLPA Email Surveillance

The Toronto Star reports that local police are investigating complaints that executives at the NHL Players Association accessed and in some cases blocked the email accounts of players who have challenged the hiring of the union's executive director. For the past two weeks, police have been looking into whether the […]

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March 5, 2007 1 comment News

Privacy Commissioner Promotes Anti-Spam Law

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart launched fraud awareness month yesterday by encouraging the government to introduce anti-spam legislation.

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March 2, 2007 1 comment News

Privacy Commissioner on Domain Name Registrant ID Requirements

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has just released a finding that considers domain name registrar requirements of personal identification, such as a driver's license, in order to change the administrative email address for a domain name registration.  The Commissioner found that the requirement was reasonable, noting that ID requirements are […]

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February 26, 2007 4 comments News

Internet Privacy Symposium

The University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada are presenting a must-attend symposium on Internet privacy issues on Friday, February 23rd. Confirmed speakers include the Privacy Commissioner, Marc Rotenberg of EPIC, and many of Canada's leading privacy academics. No cost to attend.  Details here.

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February 16, 2007 1 comment News