OPC Findings against Abika.com
This blog post reports on the report of findings made by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) against a US-based company called
September 4, 2009
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Category: Electronic Databases
EFF Launches TOSBack, a Tool for Tracking Terms of Service Agreements
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently launched a new web site called TOSBack which tracks changes to the terms of service and privacy policies of
June 17, 2009
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Herdict Web: A User-Empowering Approach to Online Censorship
“Herdict.org- the Verdict of the Herd,” as introduced by ‘Shep the Sheep’ in this video, alludes to the phenomenon of real-time aggregation of information on
March 5, 2009
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Landmark Case Favours Public Right to Electronic Records
A six year quest of the Toronto Star has been finally put to rest by an Ontario Court of Appeal decision favouring a ‘freedom of information’ request filed
January 22, 2009
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Internet Privacy: A Risk Based Approach
In my last privacy post I identified certain cloud-computing privacy issues that may be regulated by the free-market. This post will outline a risk-based approach
November 12, 2008
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Court Records a Danger to Privacy?
In a recent speech made at The CBA Canadian Legal Conference Expo, the Canadian privacy commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, weighed in on the novel privacy concerns
November 2, 2008
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