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Cell Phone Privacy Breaches: Forgiven – For Now

Courts continue to assert the high privacy interest in cell phones, following the pronouncements of the highest courts in both Canada and the US. A recent decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal...

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For Your Eyes Only: Court of Appeal Upholds Limits on Access to Disclosure...

Most businesses eventually face an ungovernable litigant. Typically, this litigant launches endless frivolous proceedings and ties up legal resources. Of concern is if (or when) these types of...

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Storing Data in Canada Won’t Necessarily Shield it from US Scrutiny

Two recent decisions emphasize that data seized in Canada by Canadian authorities is nevertheless subject to investigation by foreign, and in particular American authorities. Storage of data in Canada...

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Phone Companies after R v. Rogers: Constitutional Guardians or Agents of the...

People love their phones.  Phones now accompany us pretty much wherever we go, whatever we do.  People use their phones in church, in restaurants, at the theatre, and, apparently, while committing...

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S3nd Us teH MoNey: Ransomware Advisory Issued for Canadian Companies

Ransomware attacks, in which hackers encrypt all the files on a computer and threaten to delete them unless a ransom is paid, are becoming increasingly common. Disturbingly, they are often successful....

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Lawful Access: The Privacy Commissioner Reiterates its Position

One of the challenging aspects of PIPEDA in recent years has been the new section 7(3)(c.1)(ii), which permits organisations to disclosure personal information to a government institution that has...

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