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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read April 28, 2017

Lawful access: The Privacy Commissioner reiterates its position

Patricia Kosseim, Senior General Counsel and Director General, Legal Services, Policy, Research and Technology Analysis for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, was asked, at the request of Commission’s counsel, to provide an overview of the legislation for protecting privacy in Canada and to answer questions about lawful access issues from a federal perspective.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / Bill C-13, disclosure of personal information, Lawful access, lawful access powers, lawful authority, personal information, PIPEDA, privacy, Privacy Commissioner, R v. Spencer

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read January 10, 2014

Can employers publicize terminations via social media? Dallas’ police chief says yes

In the name of transparency and building public confidence in the local police force, Dallas police chief David O. Brown has begun posting announcements of staff terminations and demotions on the social networking services Twitter and Facebook. Chief Brown is surely blazing a trail with the controversial practice, but it remains to be seen whether others will follow—or if it's even legal...

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By Adam Gorley | 5 Minutes Read June 25, 2012

Three Facebook legal challenges businesses should know about

Over the brief period of Facebook's existence, the company's practices have provided a rich source of knowledge for businesses and other organizations that collect and use customers' information, operate online or generally fall under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) or other privacy legislation.

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