What is almost certain to be a landmark court case on internet privacy and the liability of hosting sites starts tomorrow in an Italian court with Google executives as the defendants. The case began in 2006, when four boys in Turin verbally and physically harassed a classmate with Down’s Syndrome. The boy was so upset…
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Internet surveillance laws in Canada
The Canadian government has been trying to modernize its surveillance and wiretapping laws for years now, to take into account the growth of cellphone and internet communications. Canada’s current telephone wiretap laws are more than 30 years old. Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said in June 2009 that the current legal framework was designed…
Nicole Wong of Google testifies on behavioral advertising
Nicole Wong, Google’s Deputy General Counsel, testifies before two subcommittees of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce at a June 18, 2009 hearing on online advertising:
The Maritime Access & Privacy Workshop 2009
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Optional half-day workshops on June 25th. More information here.