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06:58
Once again, federal politicians avoid real privacy accountability for themselves
08:42
New “real world” guidance on data breach notification and reporting - real risk of significant harm
10:54
Digital bills at risk if this government falls (or if Parliament is prorogued)
15:46
Appeal court reverses Facebook’s Canadian privacy win
29:19
What's happening in privacy law in Canada? EVERYTHING!
11:52
Do photography/videography bans in police stations and "public" buildings violate the Charter?
12:26
The Charter protects school board employees' rights against unreasonable searches: Supreme Court
10:02
A major problem with Bill S-210 is in a fundamental definition from the Criminal Code
06:21
Proposed new production order powers for CSIS in Bill C-70 related to foreign interference
12:45
Important court decision on legal privilege in cyber incident response
11:04
Hate crimes and freedom of expression under Canadian law
06:28
Supreme Court tells the cops to "come back with a warrant" for IP addresses: Comment on R v Bykovets
30:54
Canada's "Online Harms" bill - an overview critique of Bill C-63 #BillC63 #OnlineHarmsAct
19:23
ID Scanning and Swiping: Can they do that?
17:49
Your papers, please! Canadian Bill S-210 proposes age verification law for internet users.
08:57
The European Union has declared Canada's (allegedly old and outdated) privacy law "adequate"
09:42
How the Grinch Stole Privacy - A Privacylawyer Holiday Special
08:33
Being on the receiving end of warrants from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
09:36
What is the "legitimate interests" exception to consent under Canada's proposed privacy law?
10:43
Quebec town has a bonkers (and likely unconstitutional) bylaw that outlaws insulting politicians
30:26
My testimony at the House of Commons INDU Committee on Bill C-27
06:56
Social media blocking by politicians violates the Charter
11:22
Do the proposed regulations save the Online News Act and journalism in Canada?
04:40
"Naming and shaming" suspected shoplifters. What do privacy laws have to say about that?
05:55
Missing Persons and Social Media Campaigns: First do no harm
54:27
The Shifting Digital Legal Landscape in Canada - Presentation to the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group
06:03
An overview of warrantless access to customer info (aka #LawfulAccess), and why pay attention
06:37
Audio and video recording by employees in the workplace
09:56
Privacy policies and "valid consent" under Canadian privacy law
12:39
British Columbia Privacy Commissioner shuts down facial recognition
03:45
The Saskatchewan government's completely bogus IP claim used to shut down a critic
14:27
Privacy Commissioner of Canada loses in the federal court against Facebook re Cambridge Analytica
09:13
Deploying privacy-affecting technologies in the workplace
12:40
Cops v Afroman: Outrageous privacy lawsuit
05:29
There ought to be a (better) law! Legal responses to explicit, synthetic deepfakes
16:53
Privacy laws for drone operators in Canada
05:41
No, Netflix isn't breaking Canadian privacy law using IP addresses for "one household per account"
10:04
Abuse and misuse of privacy laws
09:32
Location Tracking privacy
08:48
Clarity about civil liability for hacking: New from the Ontario Court of Appeal
09:03
Bill C-18: The Online News Act - Really, really bad tech public policy in action.
16:29
Privacy Law Holiday Special: A peek inside the Big Santa Panopticon
10:58
Privacy in court and tribunal decisions
16:11
How the government got my personal info for damage control after a data breach.
10:31
Individual access rights under Canadian privacy laws
10:00
Halloween Special: Do the dead have privacy rights?
09:03
Canada's proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act: What we know and what we don't
13:56
Who should get to make your privacy decisions for you?
11:43
My main problem with Bill C 11: The regulation of user-generated content
18:11
Preparing for a privacy incident
12:02
Mass file-sharing lawsuits in Canada
11:27
Taking photos and recording videos in public places for personal purposes
10:40
OPC Finding: Spam messages sent by COVID testing contractor
58:42
Collaboration between Lawyers and Infosec Professionals to drive value for clients
08:16
Children's Privacy in Canadian law
14:18
What is a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in Canadian law?
10:18
Planning for Canada's new Consumer Privacy Protection Act
14:54
What's in Canada's new federal privacy law? An overview of the Digital Charter Implementation Act
11:24
Should the privacy commissioner be given the power to levy fines? I have a few thoughts ....
13:06
The problem with Bill S-7: Device searches at the border