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09:30
Privacy finding: Hidden biometrics in on-campus vending machines
09:29
Regulation of privacy in Canadian workplaces
08:21
Thinking about "warrant canaries" as Canada's government plans secret internet backdoors
22:37
The really bad age verification bill is back in Canada's Parliament
05:29
The Bill C-2 #LawfulAccess Charter Statement contains incorrect and misleading statements
17:57
A worse surveillance law snuck into the border bill: Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act
19:00
#LawfulAccess is back: An overview of Part 14 of Bill C-2: Strong Borders Act
14:47
Alberta privacy law violates freedom of expression; big implications for ALL Canadian privacy laws
09:58
Mandatory ID collection into a police database violates the Charter: R v Khairullah
25:07
How laws apply to "freedom of expression auditors" and "cop-watchers" in Canada.
08:35
What are the surprise amendments to Nova Scotia's access to information law? #FOIPOP #FOI #ATIP
11:43
Bill C-27's Consumer Privacy Protection Act is dead. Long Live PIPEDA!
15:06
What privacy law applies to contractors? Privacy regulators need to clean up the mess they created.
07:24
A Christmas [Privacy] Carol - 2024 Holiday Special
47:11
Cybersecurity for Lawyers in 2024: You need to know this to protect your practice and your clients
07:23
Drones and trespass law in Canada: You don't own your airspace over your property
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.