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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 4 Minutes Read December 6, 2017

Privacy Commissioner of Canada creates draft guidance document outlining inappropriate data practices and no-go zones

On September 28, 2017, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada created a draft guidance document providing clarification on inappropriate data practices, specifically focusing on subsection 5(3) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). This provision is entitled, “Appropriate purposes”, and states that, “an organization may collect, use or disclose personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider are appropriate in the circumstances”.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Privacy / access to personal information, Data, disclosure, electronic devices, employment law, no-go zones, personal information, Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Data Act, PIPEDA, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, social media

By Maanit Zemel | 3 Minutes Read January 18, 2016

Canadian cyberbullying laws – Where are they now?

In the recent decision of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court of Crouch v Snell, the Court struck the Cyber-Safety Act, finding it to be unconstitutional. Specifically, the Court held that the Cyber-Safety Act violated section 2(b) (freedom of expression) and section 7 (the guarantee of life, liberty and security of the person) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. What impact does the Crouch v Snell decision have on the Federal cyberbullying laws?

Article by Maanit Zemel / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / Canadian cyberbullying laws, criminal code, criminal harassment and intimidation, Cyber-Safety Act, cyberbully, cyberbullying, cyberbullying offence, cyberbullying-like offences, electronic communication, electronic devices, use of technology

By Maanit Zemel | 3 Minutes Read January 22, 2013

Some legal pitfalls of security breaches to your company’s electronic data

The recent loss of a Canadian government hard drive containing personal information of receivers of student loans and the ensuing class action lawsuit are a stark reminder of how easy it is to be exposed to the pitfalls of data security breaches. In this day and age, when company data is stored on small, mobile devices, all it takes is an absent-minded employee leaving their USB key or smarthpone on the subway.

Article by Maanit Zemel / Employee Relations, Privacy / absent-minded employee, class action lawsuit, company data outside of the office, Computers, customer data belonging to her employer, data security breaches, electronic devices, electronic information, employer’s data at termination, employment contract, employment law, hackers, hard drives, legal assistance, passwords, personal information, policies and procedures, portable devices, rogue employees, sensitive electronic information, smarthpone, USB key

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