PRIVACYRegulation of Online ExpressionSurveillance & Technology Governing by Mercenary As with the U.S. over-reliance upon private contractors to wage wars, in Canada, we too…CCLAJanuary 29, 2019
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City We’re not done talking about privacy in the smart city Since Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto announced their agreement to develop a plan for a…Brenda McPhailJanuary 24, 2019
PRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Presto Change-O Privacy Disappears! December 31 is the end of an era for Torontonians. It’s the last day, ever,…Brenda McPhailJanuary 2, 2019
PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform Canadians Care about Privacy, Politicians Need to Show They Care About Us 73% of Canadians are concerned or somewhat concerned about how political parties use personal information…Brenda McPhailDecember 19, 2018
Device SearchesPRIVACYSearch & Seizure Supreme Court Finds a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Shared Computer In a decision released today in R v Reeves, the Supreme Court ruled that each Canadian…CCLADecember 13, 2018
Mass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Mass Surveillance INCLO Case Continues Mass surveillance violates international privacy rights and is fundamentally incompatible with the rights to free…Brenda McPhailDecember 11, 2018
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City Auditor General To Toronto’s Smart Cities: Not So Fast Ontario’s Auditor General this week took a provincial agency to task for its role in…Brenda McPhailDecember 6, 2018
PRIVACY Statistics Canada’s Move to Collect Canadians’ Banking Info Goes too Far It is sad how badly Statistics Canada has botched their financial data acquisition initiative. They do…Brenda McPhailNovember 14, 2018
PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform It’s time to modernize the laws that protect our privacy rights The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Brenda McPhailSeptember 28, 2018
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSMass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA, INCLO and Others Welcome Historic Win Against Mass Surveillance in UK In a landmark win for seven INCLO members, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)…Brenda McPhailSeptember 14, 2018