EU/US Safe Harbor … spotted alive!
The European Commission has announced that it will not kill off Safe Harbor. Instead it has published 13 recommendations to […]
Privacy Rights
TCPA Lawsuits Explosion
The number of class-action lawsuits brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) against businesses that regularly call consumers for […]
Privacy Class Action Watch • The Latest Waves
Apple Defeats Class-Based Privacy Claims on Standing Arguments Apple successfully defeated claims asserting it had violated its privacy policies in […]
Malaysia joins the global privacy club!
The hotly anticipated Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) was finally enforced on 15 November 2013. Along with other related […]
Privacy is permanent…not temporary
A few days ago, the UK data protection watchdog (ICO) released a warning to organisations that employ temporary or agency […]
In-Store Tracking: Mobile Location Analytics
In the wake of the negative publicity that Nordstrom received from its use of mobile location analytics (MLA) in a […]
Canadian Advertisers Self-Regulate Online Behavioural Advertising
Call to Action on OBA The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) is aware of the challenges associated with balancing privacy in the online […]
New EU rules on security
If you Google “EU law on security”, you’ll find the EU Data Protection Directive near the top of the search […]
Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) – Proposed New Regulations Would Soften Impact
Draft Regulations recognize CASL should not apply to “regular business communications” Industry Canada has published long-awaited draft Regulations that would lessen the impact […]
Children’s Online Privacy Protection: U.S. Developments Compared to Canada
There were two important developments in the U.S. regarding children and mobile technologies. FTC Staff Report On December 10, 2012, […]
Leveson: Proposals for New Data Privacy rules in the UK
The Leveson Inquiry recently published its findings into UK press regulation. However Leveson also commented on the UK data privacy […]
The Fake Facebook Profile and the Veiled Victim
The Supreme Court of Canada determined yesterday, in A.B. v. Bragg Communications, that a 15-year old can proceed anonymously to pursue […]