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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 6 Minutes Read March 3, 2021

Joint investigation of Clearview AI

On February 3, 2021, the conclusions of a joint investigation conducted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec (QC Commission), the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia (BC OIPC) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (AB OIPC), collectively referred to as the Offices, were released—finding that Clearview AI violated the privacy rights of Canadians.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / biometric data, Clearview AI, consent, facial recognition technology, law enforcement, personal information, privacy, privacy law

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read September 30, 2020

B.C. Court of Appeal confirms there is no “federal common law” privacy tort, but suggests the existence of a provincial privacy tort is an “interesting question”

Over the last two decades, British Columbia’s courts have consistently held that there is no common law tort for breach of privacy (or intrusion upon seclusion) in British Columbia because of the similar statutory cause of action under the Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 373.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Privacy / class action, Data breach, privacy law, privacy tort

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read September 25, 2020

Keeping criminal background checks in check: Privacy law limits on employee criminal background checks in B.C.

key employeesCriminal record checks are just one type of background check. Other background checks can include checks on identity, educational and professional qualifications, employment history, credit history, lawful entitlement to work in Canada and social media presence.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employment Standards / BC Criminal Records Review Act, criminal background checks, Criminal Record Checks, employment law, human rights code, Personal Information Protection Act, privacy law

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