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In its October 19, 2012 decision in R. v. Cole, the Supreme Court of Canada held that Canadians may reasonably expect privacy in information contained on workplace computers where personal use is permitted or reasonably expected.

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation raises a host of compliance obligations on organizations.

Townsend v. Sun Life Financial (Federal Court)

R. v. Ward (Ontario Court of Appeal).

United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v. Alberta (Attorney General) (Alberta Court of Appeal – Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada granted).

On April 9, 2012, the Maryland General Assembly passed Bill 433, which prohibits employers in that state from requesting that current employees and job applicants provide access to their personal social media accounts as a condition of employment or as part of the interview process.

It is well understood that over the course of litigation parties to an action may be required to forgo their right to privacy when faced with various disclosure obligations.

In addition to understanding the Commissioner investigations, recommendations and orders that can flow from violations of privacy, it is now increasingly critical that counsel, individuals and organizations have a clear appreciation of how violations of privacy can give rise to damage awards...

Third-year doctoral student Tracy Ann Kosa, of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, is seeking expertise and experience for her thesis, which proposes a model for measuring privacy.