In a recent ruling, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal held that Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms Inc.) breached its obligations under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by sharing...more
10/1/2024
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Canada ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Meaningful Use ,
Mobile Apps ,
PIPEDA ,
Political Advertising ,
Privacy Policy ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Terms of Service ,
Third-Party Service Provider
The Supreme Court of Canada recently delivered a landmark decision on the privacy rights of Internet users. In R v Bykovets, police investigating an alleged online fraud requested and obtained a suspect’s Internet Protocol...more
3/25/2024
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Canada ,
Data Privacy ,
Fraud ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
IP Addresses ,
Reversal ,
Search Warrant ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
Third-Party Service Provider
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) recently released findings stemming from a customer complaint that Home Depot of Canada (Home Depot) had violated the Personal Information Protection and Electronic...more
2/9/2023
/ Advertising ,
Data Controller ,
Disclosure ,
Facebook ,
Home Depot ,
Metaverse ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Comissioners ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sponsored Ads ,
Third-Party ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Without Consent
The Québec National Assembly has passed and the Lieutenant-Governor has assented to Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Act). The Act, which became law on...more
9/24/2021
/ Canada ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards