Tag Archives: legal

Don’t use the Patriot Act as an excuse

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05 Jul 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Canadians are quick to use the U.S.A. Patriot Act as an excuse to avoid cloud computing, but they might not know many of the same laws already exist in Canada. Privacy lawyer David Fraser highlights the similarities at an OPC-hosted event.

Kudos for anti-spam bill, concern over PIPEDA changes

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28 May 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Experts welcome the re-introduction of the federal anti-spam bill. But they’ve got serious reservations about proposed changes to Canada’s privacy law.

— Co-authored by Jennifer Kavur and Howard Solomon

Developing and managing e-mail archiving policies

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06 Apr 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

There can be legal repercussions for companies that don’t live up to compliance requirements. Tips for developing, executing and managing archiving policies – and how to keep the situation from getting out of control in the first place.

— reprinted by ComputerworldUK.com, Email archiving: You need a policy

Don’t lose sleep over U.S. e-discovery nightmares

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18 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

What, exactly, is the difference between e-discovery laws in Canada and the U.S.? Two lawyers highlight the basics for those of us who don’t work in the legal department.

 

Facebook agreement with Canada will impact everyone

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28 Aug 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

If having an affect on 250 million users around the world weren’t enough, upcoming changes to Facebook’s privacy policies and practices are likely to spawn a chain reaction among all the other major social media sites, impact business marketing practices and address everyone who doesn’t have a Facebook account.

CIPPIC encourages advocacy on Canadian copyright law

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17 Aug 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

A new Website outlines the latest legislation and bills on digital issues and encourages Canadians to take action. The first item on the agenda is copyright, followed by net neutrality, anti-malware and a bill that allows law enforcers to obtain your ID from ISPs without a warrant.

– republished at Networkworld.com

Execs value e-mail over all other data

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31 May 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

With so much valuable and confidential information in our inboxes, it’s no wonder 81 per cent would recover that data first. There’s a strong legal argument for better backup, too.

— reprinted at CIO.com, Executives Value E-mail Over All Other Data

Stop DRM from becoming a ‘privacy nightmare’

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17 Feb 2009, ITBusiness.ca

The news that iTunes will offer songs from the three of the largest labels free of copy protection software was music to the ears of many users. Privacy experts say it’s a sign the industry is realizing how counter-productive digital rights management (DRM) limitations actually are.