Enforcement Notice: First text message case under CASL
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced the first undertaking and fine involving text message violations under Canada’s […]
Karl Schober
Full bioPIPEDA: Substantial Amendments Proposed by Parliamentary Committee
Since February 2017, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics has been reviewing Canada’s […]
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Pursues a Stronger Consent Framework and More Proactive Enforcement
On September 21st, 2017, Daniel Therrien, Canada’s Federal Privacy Commissioner, tabled his annual report to Canada’s Parliament today. The report […]
The Ashley Madison Breach: Canada-Australia Report of Investigation and Takeaways for all Organizations
On August 23, 2016, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released its joint report with the Office […]
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada discusses its investigation against Compu-Finder
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) recently hosted a knowledge session to stakeholders to discuss its recent […]
CRTC ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY: REMEMBER, YOU MUST HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE CONSENT
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued an enforcement advisory to both businesses and individuals that send commercial electronic […]
Office of the Privacy Commissioner announces first investigation under the address harvesting provisions
Today, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) announced its report of findings against Compu-Finder, a Quebec-based company that offers […]
Global Privacy Sweep Finds Privacy Issues in Children’s Apps
Last week, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) released the results from their third annual Privacy Sweep. Twenty-nine privacy enforcement […]
Legislative Alert: Bill S-4, an Act to amend Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) passed in House of Commons.
Today, June 18, 2015, Bill S-4, the Digital Privacy Act was passed by Canada’s House of Commons vote. Bill S-4 […]
Consent to Disclose Information in Response to a Consumer Complaint – Guidance from Canada
Not infrequently, customers may resort to consumer affairs columnists and other third parties, such as consumer advocacy groups, in order […]