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Privacy

Privacy Commissioner Launches New Contributions Program

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched this year's contributions program, supporting both research and an NGO conference.

January 15, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

Smells Like Teen Spirit

My colleague Ian Kerr offers a lyrical and thought-provoking look at what we can expect of the reasonable expectation of privacy.

January 10, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

As part of a visit to the University of Haifa, Faculty of Law (where I'm teaching a course on Internet governance; media coverage here for those that read Hebrew), I participated yesterday in a terrific conference on the law of search engines. While there was predictably considerable discussion on all […]

December 22, 2006 — 2 comments — News

French Ct. Rules Privacy Trumps Copyright Investigations

In a case reminiscent of the CRIA file sharing litigation from 2004-05, a French court has ruled that privacy interests trump the rights of copyright holders to engage in aggressive investigative tactics. A court annulled a decision against an alleged file sharer after it was revealed that the rights holder […]

December 22, 2006 — 1 comment — News

PIPEDA Hearings – Day 08 (CMA, CDA, CPA)

The last hearing before Parliament's holiday recess took place on Wednesday with the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Dental Association, and the Canadian Pharmacists Association providing their views on the legislation. Natalie Senst provides the full details:

December 14, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News