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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 4 Minutes Read June 4, 2018

Privacy Commissioner of Canada provides guidance on inappropriate data practices

The Privacy Commissioner has outlined several “No-Go Zones”, and organizations are recommended to avoid collection, use and disclosure of personal information for these inappropriate purposes.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Privacy / audio surveillance, collect personal information, collecting data, data breaches, data collection, data disclosure, data practices, data protection, employee screening, employment law, inappropriate data practices, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy, profiling, social media, surveillance, video surveillance

By Adam Gorley | 4 Minutes Read January 10, 2012

Year-end round-up

Like most of you, I'm sure, I was extra busy before Christmas last year, and to top it all off, I got sick and had to leave some things unfinished. So I couldn't bring you this brief round-up of things that happened in the last three months of 2011, much of which has to do with technology and how employers will use it to interact with employees and customers. But it's a new year and I've recovered from my illness and my holidays, so without further ado...

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Finance and Accounting, Privacy / Anti-spam bill, Canadian anti-spam legislation, cloud computing, copyright, Copyright Modernization Act, ECPA, facebook, Facebook comments as evidence, Facebook evidence, FISA, just cause to quit, no reasonable alternative to leaving the employment, online sales, online targeting, online tracking, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, profiling, public disclosure, social media, social networking, workplace conflict, Workplace Injury Tribunal

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read October 24, 2011

Personal information online: new tools, old responsibilities

Sometimes, technology creates new ways to exploit information faster than the law and business can keep up. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is trying to make sure that doesn't happen in the case of behavioural advertising. Last year, the Privacy Commissioner conducted consultations on the new ways that organizations are collecting and using customers' personal information, and prepared its Report on the 2010 Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Consultations on Online Tracking, Profiling and Targeting, and Cloud Computing.

Article by Adam Gorley / Privacy / behavioural advertising, marketing, mobile technology, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, oipc, privacy, Privacy Commissioner, profiling, targeting, technology, tracking

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