2018

News

Diffusion d’images intimes par un ex-conjoint et dédommagement de la victime

Auteure: Claire Farnoux, étudiante au cours DRT-6929E-A Depuis le mois de décembre 2014, le code criminel canadien prévoit une infraction de publication non consensuelle d’une image intime, en son article 162.1(1) visant « Quiconque sciemment publie, distribue, transmet, vend ou rend accessible une image intime d’une personne, ou en fait la publicité, sachant que cette personne n’y […] Read more

News

VTech Data Breach Enforcement Actions – Guidance for Data Security and Privacy Law Compliance

The January 2018 OPC finding and settlement of VTech data breach enforcement actions by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the United States Federal Trade Commission provide important guidance for data security and compliance with personal information protection laws. Most importantly, organizations should establish a comprehensive information security management framework. To read BLG’s bulletin on […] Read more

Legal

LCO Public consultations: Defamation Law in the Internet Age

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) which is Ontario’s leading law reform agency has started public consultations in relation to its Defamation Law in the Internet Age project. It is therefore seeking input from technology lawyers. Their project considers how defamation law should be updated to account for “internet speech,” including social media, blogs, internet platforms and digital […] Read more

Legal News

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation — 2017 Year in Review

During 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission continued to enforce Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (commonly known as “CASL”). The CRTC issued two enforcement decisions and announced one voluntary undertaking which we have summarized. In June 2017, the Canadian government indefinitely suspended the commencement of CASL’s private right of action, which would have allowed any individual […] Read more