David T. Fraser writes: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice just released a decision today in Jones v. Tsige, 2011 ONSC 1475 (PDF), which states, clearly and without ambiguity that there is no free-standing tort of invasion of privacy in Ontario. The facts involve a claim against an employee of a bank who reviewed the plaintiff’s…
Category: Court
Amnesty International USA v. Clapper and Standing to Challenge Secret Surveillance Regimes
Orin Kerr comments on the Second Circuit decision in a FISA lawsuit, mentioned earlier this week on this blog. On Monday, the Second Circuit handed down a very important decision on standing to challenge secret surveillance programs in Amnesty International USA v. Clapper. The decision, by Judge Gerard Lynch and joined by Judges Calabresi and Sack,…
Dutch court upholds passport fingerprint demand
I’ve had a tough time following the legal challenges to a Dutch law requiring fingerprints to obtain a passport, mainly because of the lack of English-language news coverage in depth, but here’s the latest development, from DutchNews.nl: The Hague city council is within its rights to refuse to issue a passport to a woman who…
Ca: Personal files on work computers ruled private
Tracey Tyler reports: The Ontario Court of Appeal has recognized a right to privacy in the personal information Canadians store on work-issued computers. In a 3-0 ruling Tuesday, the court said a Sudbury high school teacher charged with having nude photos of a Grade 10 student on a laptop issued by the school board had…