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Privacy in the Cloud

  • May 15, 2013
  • Howard Simkevitz

As of late, there has been a lot of hype about “The Cloud”. Many pundits tout the excellent business case for cloud computing. However, not all the hype has been good. Not everyone is painting a picture of white puffy clouds. Some say they look more like storm clouds.

Ontario Court of Appeal Rules No Password on your Phone, No Warrant Necessary

  • May 15, 2013
  • Fazila Nurani, B.A.Sc. (E.Eng.), LL.B., CIPP/C.

The division of the Supreme Court in the Telus decision (see the article on this case written by Timothy Banks and published in this newsletter) reflects the challenges judges face in adapting the law to new technologies and the various uses to which they are put.

New Privacy Guidelines for Mobile App Developers

  • December 14, 2012
  • Catherine Lovrics

This past October, the Federal, Alberta and British Columbia privacy commissioners released guidelines to help mobile app developers comply with Canada’s federal and provincial privacy laws.

Supreme Court Recognizes Employee Privacy in Workplace Computers

  • December 14, 2012
  • Brian Thiessen, Andrea York, Skye Friesen

In its October 19, 2012 decision in R. v. Cole, the Supreme Court of Canada held that Canadians may reasonably expect privacy in information contained on workplace computers where personal use is permitted or reasonably expected.