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PIPEDA Review Should Focus on “Networked Publics”

June 29, 2011 • Categories: Privacy, Social Media •

by Kevin Lawrie.  Recently the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released its annual report to Parliament on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  PIPEDA sets the ground rules for the management of personal information in the private sector – and the Privacy Commissioner (Jennifer Stoddart) oversees its application and determines [...]

Private Information on Work Computers and the Need for Clear Policies and Procedures

April 8, 2011 • Categories: Privacy •

By LeeAnn Cupidio and Steven Indig If your organization does not have a technology policy in place to deal with the use of electronic devices such as work-issued computers, Blackberrys and cell phones, now is the time to get one. For those organizations savvy enough to have one, it no doubt needs updating. We bring [...]

Saskatoon Blades (and Blades’ Fans) Get It Wrong on Facebook

April 3, 2011 • Categories: Privacy, Social Media •

By Kevin Lawrie. Recently there was outrage in Saskatchewan when a fake Facebook account purportedly belonging to Saskatoon Blades’ hockey star Brayden Schenn posted racist comments demeaning Aboriginals.  The Saskatoon Blades responded to the public outcry by banning its players from having Facebook accounts. Huh? An impostor made racists comments on a fake Brayden Schenn [...]

Some Thoughts on the Rapid Growth of Social Media

April 4, 2009 • Categories: Privacy, Social Media •

by Rachel Corbett. If you have been reading the newspapers lately you will know that the world is a-twitter about Twitter and that Facebook long ago ceased to be the idle pursuit of university students. If you have teenage children you might have also noticed that they don’t use e-mail and in fact, they don’t [...]

Privacy Rights – It’s a New Age

August 4, 2004 • Categories: Intellectual Property, Privacy •

On January 1, 2004, all sport organizations in much of Canada, including national bodies, provincial bodies, and local clubs became subject to a new piece of federal legislation relating to privacy rights. The statute is called Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, or PIPEDA, and it has come into force in all but the [...]

Backgrounder on “PIPEDA” – Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

May 10, 2004 • Categories: Privacy, Social Media •

As of January 1, 2004 the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) applies to all organizations during the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the course of any commercial activity within a province, as well as inter-provincial and international transactions. PIPEDA gives Canadians new legal rights when their personal information is [...]

The Collection, Use and Disclosure of Pictures and Images: A Discussion Paper

May 10, 2004 • Categories: Privacy, Social Media •

by Steve Indig. It is common practice for organizations to post images and pictures of athletes and members of their organization on web sites or in other publications for the purpose of marketing or providing information about the organization. It is important to be familiar with Canadian case law and the Protection of Personal Information [...]

Whose Public Persona? – The Common Law Right of Publicity

November 22, 1999 • Categories: Privacy •

The corporate message was clear – use this service associated with the successful coach and athlete, and you too will be successful. There was no doubt that the sporting image was powerful, and that the credibility of the coach and athlete duo reinforced the sponsor’s image as a committed provider of quality services. Unfortunately, there [...]