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2015 Privacy Class Actions in Canada

Last month, BLG hosted a panel discussion entitled “Privacy Class Actions: Update, Strategy and Lessons Learned” at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium taking place on May 27-29 in Toronto. Since many attendees have requested a copy of our power point slides which summarized recent privacy class actions in Canada by jurisdiction as well as their […] Read more

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Douez Privacy class action: B.C. law does not apply to Facebook

Douez launched a class-action lawsuit in Vancouver against Facebook for breach of privacy over their “Sponsored Stories” program which is now defunct. She was arguing that the program manipulated users for commercial gain and that it was violating Facebook users’ privacy by using their photos in commercial ads without their prior consent. In a decision issued today, the B.C. […] Read more

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OPC Online Behavioral Advertising 2015 Report

On June 15, 2015, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) released a report prepared by the Technology Analysis Branch: the “Online Behavioural Advertising, Follow Up Research Project”. The OPC report on OBA is the result of a study conducted by reviewing targeted online advertising by searching topics on search engines and visiting 46 of Canada’s […] Read more

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Presentation on Emails and Privacy in the Workplace – May 7, 2015 (French)

You can view my presentation on emails and privacy from an employer-employee perspective (French). This presentation was made at the “Courriel Express. Après-midi d’étude interdisciplinaire” (Email and interdisciplinary study) event taking place on May 7th 2015, and organized by Vincent Gautrais and Marie Demoulin (teachers at the ÉBSI) in the context of the LCCJTI.ca project of the University of Montreal. Read more

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New privacy books on revenge porn, cyberbullying, pornography and on surveillance in Canada

Two privacy books have recently been released: Law, Privacy and Surveillance in Canada in the Post-Snowden Era This book was authored by Michael Geist. From the effectiveness of accountability and oversight programs to the legal issues raised by metadata collection to the privacy challenges surrounding new technologies, this book explores current issues torn from the headlines with […] Read more

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Privacy Class Actions: Update, Strategy and Lessons Learned

BLG will be hosting a panel discussion entitled “Privacy Class Actions: Update, Strategy and Lessons Learned” at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium taking place on May 27-29 in Toronto. The panelists include Barry Glaspell, Robin Gould-Soil, CIPP/C, Director, Information Access and Privacy, University Health Network as well as myself. The panel will be moderated by Dean Dolan, […] Read more