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Privacy concerns over Facebook's "like" button

September 29, 2010 14:03

Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has revealed concerns over Facebook's "like" button. While the Commissioner very recently announced the conclusion of a prior privacy investigation that began in 2008, she revealed that this new probe was only one of several other issues the...

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CRTC tweaks anti-spam regulations

Stikeman Elliott LLP
March 12, 2012 19:33

David Elder - Final regulations made by the CRTC under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) include a number of revisions that respond to concerns raised by Canadian businesses; but while some additional flexibility has been provided, the Commission appears to have left a number of other concerns...

Personal data protection: implications for the corporate arena

Stikeman Elliott LLP
March 09, 2012 21:07

In an increasingly digital age, data protection has become a key component of business risk management. Companies in every industry are understandably keen to protect their trade secrets, clients list and other company data. To that end, companies routinely include confidentiality and related...

Law Society of B.C.'s Report to stay afloat of cloud computing

Stikeman Elliott LLP
February 16, 2012 16:25

The Law Society of British Columbia’s Cloud Computing Working Group issued its Final Report on Cloud Computing on January 27, 2012, amending an earlier consultation report approved by the “Benchers” on July 15, 2011. The report is prepared in response to the increasing use by...

Canada's own controversy over copyright legislation

Stikeman Elliott LLP
February 14, 2012 16:59

Last month, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) became household names in the United States, as internet and technology giants like Wikipedia and Google engaged in a widely publicised day of protest and persuaded many Americans to petition their congressional...

New Google privacy policy and user data merge

Stikeman Elliott LLP
January 30, 2012 20:15

Effective March 1, 2012, Google will put in place a unified privacy policy that will replace over 60 different privacy policies across Google and cover multiple products and features. The move, while presented as an upgrade in order to “create one beautifully simple and intuitive...

A number says a thousand words: Data Privacy Day 2012

Stikeman Elliott LLP
January 27, 2012 13:45

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, recently issued a press release  warning consumers that new technology has the potential to build individually-detailed profiles based on IP addresses, social insurance numbers and even license plates. Her...

Banking your secrets just got safer - invasion of privacy tort recognized

Stikeman Elliott LLP
January 20, 2012 14:51

On January 18, for the first time, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Jones v. Tsige explicitly recognized the tort of invasion of personal privacy. In July 2009, Sandra Jones discovered that her co-worker, Winnie Tsige, had been surreptitiously viewing her bank records for four years. Although...

Wikipedia, Google and many others protest proposed U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act

Stikeman Elliott LLP
January 18, 2012 20:24

The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) discussed in a prior blog post is garnering some very negative reactions from internet and technology companies, culminating in a day of protest by many websites to draw attention to the bills, which are making their way...

2011 in Review - Top 10 Technology & IP Law Developments

Stikeman Elliott LLP
January 16, 2012 21:47

The arrival of 2012 marked the end of a year filled with numerous developments in technology and IP law. Taking a cue from the Canadian Communications Law blog, we’ve decided that this would be an excellent time to reflect on the past year and review some of its more notable developments. ...