Meagan Fitzpatrick reports: An investigation is underway by Canada’s privacy commissioner into an online dating service, the first time Jennifer Stoddart has had to launch such a probe. Her office received a complaint from an individual about six months ago, Stoddart said in an interview with Canwest News Service. The issue was not resolved through…
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CN: New Law says no to “human flesh” search
The newly enacted Tort Liability Law grants legal rights to people whose reputation or privacy has been damaged by online character assassination. It also holds Internet service providers accountable if they are aware of malicious intent of anonymous attackers, but fail to stop the infringement. “Human flesh” search is a loose term to define thousands…
UK: Judges reject government appeal over stop-and-search
The Home Office says it is reviewing counter-terrorism laws after a European court decided the government could not appeal against a ruling that said random stop and searches were illegal. The European Court of Human Rights came to its decision in January and it has now insisted it cannot be challenged. It followed a case…
Ca: Changes to privacy laws vague
David Canton comments that C-29’s language is vague and may confuse as much as clarify: Bill C-29 was recently introduced to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The bill is an attempt to address a number of shortcomings in the legislation that governs private-sector privacy in Ontario and other provinces. Most of…