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Wither ‘Big Brother’? B.C. Privacy Commissioner Reins-in Government of British Columbia Criminal Record Checks

In keeping with her stance on overly-invasive employee background checks, British Columbia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued […]

By Privacy and Cybersecurity Group
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Copying ID documents – Dutch data regulator issues guidance

We have all been asked before to provide copies of our passports to organisations such as telecoms providers, hotels and car rental companies. […]

By Tristan Jonckheer
  • Privacy Rights

It’s Friday 13th! Time to consider the cost of getting privacy wrong

Today is Friday 13th; so timely to consider the news stories this week saying that Google will soon be fronting up to […]

By Simon Elliott
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New European A29 Guidance on “Privacy in the Cloud”

Privacy debates in connection with cloud computing often generate more heat than light!  Some regulators (not in the UK!) have […]

By Nick Graham
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  • Consumer Protection
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“Fair dealing” online? No quick test, no one-size fits all

Mark and Constance Fournier operate the Free Dominion website as a political news discussion forum.  Richard Warman had an exclusive […]

By Margot Patterson
  • Privacy Rights

The FTC’s Myspace Consent Order May Impact Use by Mobile App Developers of Unique IDs

On May 8th, the FTC released its proposed consent order in its investigation of Myspace.com, finding the social networking site […]

By Todd Daubert
  • Privacy Rights

Privacy and data interception in Saudi Arabia

As part of our coverage of global privacy and data security issues, we thought you would be interested in a […]

By Simon Elliott
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Anti-Spam Update – Proposed New Exemptions on the Way

Today the Canadian Bar Association held an update session for members on Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”).  An oral presentation was provided by […]

By Margot Patterson
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“Explicit consent” under the new Data Protection Regulation

The new EU Data Protection Regulation redefines consent of individuals.  No longer, will it be sufficient for consents to be […]

By Nick Graham
  • Privacy Rights

Privacy and Data Usage in Hong Kong : An Overview and Update

For anyone interested in privacy and data usage in Hong Kong, here is an overview of current privacy and data […]

By Julianne Doe
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CASL: 3 Next Steps in 2012

As many of us now know, Canada’s Anti-Spam Law is now expected to enter into force in 2013.  Don’t expect […]

By Margot Patterson
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  • United States

CRTC Finalizes Anti-Spam Regulations – A Bit More Flexibility for Businesses

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has made and registered its Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations for the Anti-Spam Act (CASL).  […]

By Margot Patterson

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