April 4, 2005

Identity theft and corporate liability. Be sure your client is prepared to deal with the nation's fast-growing crime. Source: Law.com [ABA Section of Litigation - Online Resources for Litigators] 9:04:28 PM    comment []  trackback []

Employee Right to Privacy

Yes Virginia, there is a free-standing non-statutory right to employee privacy in Ontario. Maybe. This month. In December of '04, I blogged about a case in which an arbitrator ruled that employees in the provincially regulated private sector in Ontario have no right to privacy. (See PIPEDA and Canadian Privacy Law: Employees in Ontario (and perhaps other Canadian provinces) have no right to privacy.) Since this area is consistently inconsistent, here is a rececent decision of an Ontario arbitrator who - David T.S. Fraser [PIPEDA and Canadian Privacy Law] 8:31:03 PM    comment []  trackback []

		March 22, 2005

RSS and Privacy Risks

David T.S. Fraser [PIPEDA and Canadian Privacy Law] picked up an interesting post on the impact of RSS on privacy issues. Because you can subscribe to an RSS feed without giving any personal information, it is superior, from a privacy perspective, to opt in mailing lists where some information usually has to be disclosed: The Information Security News - Blog Archive - Editorial: How RSS can reduce privacy risks: "Offering web site content updates via an RSS feed rather than by opt-in email can reduce the risk of privacy exposures. Because subscribing to an RSS feed is a 'pull' technology, it avoids the collection of personal information (email address, name, etc.) that would normally get collected in order to maintain a subscription to a site update alert, newsletter or digest..." 8:19:59 PM    comment []  trackback []

		March 20, 2005

Managing Security in a Law Office

Dan Pinnington of LawPro has written a helpful booklet on Managing Security and Privacy of Electronic Data in a Law Office. 8:19:25 PM    comment []  trackback []

		February 1, 2005

Electronic Data Security and Privacy: Words of Wisdom from Dan Pinnington. It was a lot easier keeping confidential material safe and secret when it only resided in your head and on paper. Now we have Internet connectivity, e-mail, databases, and electronic copies of at least every document that your office prepared.... [Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog] 9:46:47 PM    comment []  trackback []

		November 22, 2004

CIRA Proposes a New WHOIS Policy

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority has proposed a new WHOIS policy (the publicly available information on the holder of domain names). The changes are designed to improve the privacy protection of individuals who hold domain names. Michael Geist's comments on the proposal in the Toronto Star. 11:40:41 PM    comment []  trackback []

		November 4, 2004

Is Canadian Privacy at Risk Under the U.S. Patriot Act?

The Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report to Parliament was released today. The report raises some concerns over the erosion of privacy interests in response to security concerns, the sharing of information between states and the potential impact of the Patriot Act in the U.S. on private information about Canadians held by Canadian subsidiaries of American companies. The Commissioner noted that the British Columbia Privacy Commissioner had launched a public consultation process to look into the ramifications of the Patriot Act on Canadian Privacy. What happens if a U.S. agency uses the Patriot Act to demand a company provide access  to private information which it has in a Canadian subsidiary. Canadian privacy rights and legislation could be violated.  Daniel Girard has an article on the issue. The British Columbia Privacy Commissioner has called for a toughening of laws "to address risks posed by transfers of personal information" from Canada to the U.S.  10:37:45 PM    comment []  trackback []

		May 5, 2004

Employee Video Surveillance

The Federal Court has heard a case on whether an employer can implement video surveillance of its employees. The case involves CPR's surveillance of employees at one of its rail yard.  Globe & Mail discussion of the case and privacy issues 11:17:57 PM    comment []  trackback []

Incorporating Privacy into Marketing and Customer Relationship Management

The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) issued a white paper this week "Incorporating Privacy in Marketing and Customer Relationship Management" The paper provides guidance on conducting privacy-conscious CRM.  The paper is in response to PIPEDA which took effect in January. 10:33:22 PM    comment []  trackback []

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