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Past the Point of No Return: the “New” Tort of Invasion of Privacy in Canada
Jeremy Bentham used to refer to the common law as the “dog law”. As he explains it, “whenever your dog does anything you want to break him of, you wait till he does it, and then beat him for it. This...
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Power to the People: Social Media Technologies Mediating Corporate Social...
The measure of effectiveness of a CEO and its executive board has always been the degree to which the business is achieving its purpose. Whether in Canada, the U.S., Europe or Asia, an executive...
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Privacy and Employer-Issued Equipment in Canada
For those that may not be aware, the relatively recent decision The Queen v. Coleby the Supreme Court of Canada touches upon interesting issues regarding information privacy in the digital age. The...
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Curiosity and Data Security
For those captivated by astronomy, parallels can be drawn between the NASA’s rover Curiosity on planet Mars and the public discourse on data security in Canada. With the distinction that one is...
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Thoughts, Comments and Questions on the NSA’s Global Surveillance Program
The recent scandal over the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance program evidences the growing pains of a model of society not designed with advances in technologies like the Internet in mind....
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Canadian Internet Spying in an Interconnected Global Data Economy
For those who have been following recent developments in national and international security in the context of our interconnected global data economy, most notably with what pertains to recent leaks...
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Texas Email Security Law: New Texas Bill Seeks to Protect Customer Data,...
A new and interesting privacy enhancing Bill was recently signed in the State of Texas (Bill H.B.ANo.A2268). The new Bill relates to search warrants issued in the State of Texas and other States for...
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(A) (B)ig (C)oncern: Parliament’s Failure to Understand the ABCs of Data...
The Federal Government may be in the dark in terms of apprehending the ABCs of failing to secure public databases which contain sensitive and personal information about Canadian citizens. Public...
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The Failing Right to Privacy, Tectonic Plates and Tsunamis Viewed Through the...
In his Preface to a Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy (1859), Marx depicted society as being composed of an economic base being composed of the means of production, as well as a...
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Norwich Pharmacal Orders: When Confidentiality and Privacy Should Take the...
Stories about consumer frauds and scams in Ontario are not uncommon, particularly in the construction industry. A typical scenario in the construction industry seems to be the one where the credible...
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