Today, on March 7th, 2024, Europe braces for a pivotal moment in the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This date marks a...

It is alleged that Flo Health Inc. intentionally violated the privacy of people who used its App to track their reproductive cycles.

In today's digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving at an unprecedented pace, revolutionizing industries and...

Account numbers, names and other credit card information such as the expiration date of 'some customers' have been compromised. It is...

The recent FTC enforcement actions against Avast, X-Mode, and InMarket highlight the agency's increased scrutiny on companies that...

March 1st, 2024 --- The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a landmark ruling regarding the privacy of IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, stating that law enforcement agencies must obtain a warrant or court order before accessing an individual's IP address.

If the Charter provision against unreasonable search “is to meaningfully protect the online privacy...it must protect their IP addresses.”

Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has found that Pornhub’s parent company breached privacy laws in a revenge porn complaint. His...

February 29th, 2024 --- The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has initiated an investigation into the...

The US Federal Trade Commission in its report to congress June 16, 2022, posited whether AI could solve the problem of Online Harms

The Online Harms Act would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) to define a new discriminatory practice of communicating hate speech online. Changes include reinstating restrictions on the distribution of hate speech by telecommunication, enhancing the complaints process and adding remedies to address communication of hate speech. Definition of “hate speech” The Bill would define “hate speech” in the CHRA and empower individuals and groups to file complaints with the C

On February 26, 2024, the Government of Canada introduced the Online Harms Act , legislation to make online platforms responsible for addressing harmful content. Intended to create stronger online protections for children and better safeguard everyone in Canada from online hate and other types of harmful content. It would hold online platforms, including livestreaming and user-uploaded adult content services, accountable for reducing users’ exposure to harmful content on thei

The Online Harms Act would see the creation of a new Digital Safety Commission of Canada to administer the framework and to enhance online safety in Canada. A new Digital Safety Commission would:

February 26, 2024 - Michael Geist My immediate response to the government materials was that the bill is significantly different from the...

February 26, 2024, marked the introduction of the Online Harms Act to the Canadian public. It passed its first reading in the House of...

February 20th, 2024 --- This article discusses the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Defining them as technology that produces content such as text, audio, code, videos, and images based on user-input prompts.

November 16th, 2023 A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, including House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy...

Blockchain is celebrated for its robustness and transparency, these very features pose unique challenges in maintaining data privacy

Special Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Canada's Privacy Commissioner's Plan