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La Cour suprême tranche en faveur de Radio Canada les articles publiés antérieurement à l’ordonnance protégeant l’identité de la victime d’un meurtre peuvent être maintenus en ligne
Auteure: Claire Farnoux, étudiante au cours DRT-6929E-A La Cour suprême a donné raison vendredi 9 février à la Société Radio Canada (SRC) dans une affaire qui l’opposait au ministère public relativement à la publication d’articles de presse en ligne ayant trait à un procès pour le meurtre d’une victime mineure. Le 15 mars 2016, après la […] Read more
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Véhicules autonomes et enjeux relatifs à la responsabilité juridique
Auteur: Étienne Courchesne, étudiant au cours DRT-6929E-A Les premières générations de véhicules autonomes « munies de technologies branchées » sont déjà sur les routes, et selon le rapport d’un comité sénatorial du Canada publié en janvier 2018, les transports autonomes devraient être implantés dans les régions urbaines d’ici dix ou quinze ans. « Il existe cinq niveaux d’automatisation, allant des systèmes d’aide […] Read more
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« Accordingly, we swipe left, and reverse » Tinder coupable de discrimination à l’encontre des consommateurs californiens
Auteur: Charles Cuvelier, étudiant au cours DRT-6929E-A Dans une décision du 29 janvier 2018, la Cour d’appel de Californie a considéré, à l’unanimité, que les pratiques tarifaires de Tinder, basée sur l’âge des consommateurs étaient discriminatoires. Lancée en 2015, la fameuse application de rencontre Tinder, comme de nombreux autres services en ligne, propose un service de […] Read more
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OPC Report Asserts PIPEDA Protections are Similar to EU “Right to be Forgotten”
Éloïse Gratton February 1, 2018
On January 26, 2018, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) published its Draft Position on Online Reputation in conjunction with a Notice of Consultation and Call for Comments on this position. This Draft Position follows a 2016 consultation and call for essays on this subject. In this Draft Position, the OPC proposes […] Read more
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OPC Publishes Draft Position on Online Reputation
Éloïse Gratton January 28, 2018
Last Friday, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published its Draft Position on Online Reputation. In this Draft Position, the OPC articulated the view that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) already include a de-indexing right – allowing individuals to request that search engines de-index results with respect to their […] Read more
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Diffusion d’images intimes par un ex-conjoint et dédommagement de la victime
Auteure: Claire Farnoux, étudiante au cours DRT-6929E-A Depuis le mois de décembre 2014, le code criminel canadien prévoit une infraction de publication non consensuelle d’une image intime, en son article 162.1(1) visant « Quiconque sciemment publie, distribue, transmet, vend ou rend accessible une image intime d’une personne, ou en fait la publicité, sachant que cette personne n’y […] Read more
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VTech Data Breach Enforcement Actions – Guidance for Data Security and Privacy Law Compliance
Éloïse Gratton January 12, 2018
The January 2018 OPC finding and settlement of VTech data breach enforcement actions by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the United States Federal Trade Commission provide important guidance for data security and compliance with personal information protection laws. Most importantly, organizations should establish a comprehensive information security management framework. To read BLG’s bulletin on […] Read more
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LCO Public consultations: Defamation Law in the Internet Age
Éloïse Gratton January 10, 2018
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) which is Ontario’s leading law reform agency has started public consultations in relation to its Defamation Law in the Internet Age project. It is therefore seeking input from technology lawyers. Their project considers how defamation law should be updated to account for “internet speech,” including social media, blogs, internet platforms and digital […] Read more
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Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation — 2017 Year in Review
Éloïse Gratton January 3, 2018
During 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission continued to enforce Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (commonly known as “CASL”). The CRTC issued two enforcement decisions and announced one voluntary undertaking which we have summarized. In June 2017, the Canadian government indefinitely suspended the commencement of CASL’s private right of action, which would have allowed any individual […] Read more
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BLG – Top 10 Legal Risks for Business in 2018
Éloïse Gratton January 3, 2018
The BLG annual thought leadership report is now available to download. The report provides the Canadian business community with deeper insight into the key trends and regulatory changes that will have legal implications in the year ahead. Top 10 Legal Risks for Business in 2018 features commentary from the firm’s lawyers on the many legal […] Read more
