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Bill C-13: Lawful access and the relationship between organizations, cyber-bullying and the protection of privacy rights

On December 9, 2014, Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Act) – also known as the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act –, received the royal assent. The Act came into force on March 9, 2015.

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Let’s go crazy: How a dancing baby changed online copyright law

When Stephanie Lenz took a video of her cute baby dancing to the song Let’s Go Crazy by Prince, she could not have anticipated that the video would change the law of online copyright infringement.

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W3C releases draft Do-Not-Track compliance standards

In today’s Internet, advertising is ubiquitous. It is the main source of revenue for many web sites and services. It is also the subject of increasing scrutiny by privacy advocates and regulators, as advertisers and ad networks develop ever-more sophisticated means to track and profile users in the quest to optimize their effectiveness.

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