Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. Doing age assurance/age verification raises substantial privacy risks.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While AI-generated prompts streamline our daily lives, they also pose significant privacy risks. Challenges emerge when AI systems not only retain data but also process and potentially share it with third parties without consent, placing data privacy at the forefront of AI governance. Rajagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

I’m Eric Goldman, a law professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, where I direct the school’s Privacy Law Certificate. My blog posts about the CCPA have all featured the “dumpster fire” GIF. 24 is the Wrong Policy Approach, at the Wrong Time, via the Wrong Process”. * Over 50 Privacy Professionals & Experts Oppose Prop.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 30, 2022

On August 11, 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) published a report on its survey of Canadian businesses regarding privacy related-issues (the Survey). The Survey findings are used by the OPC to provide privacy guidance to the public and improve outreach efforts with businesses.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

On behalf of a putative class, the plaintiffs asserted privacy claims—including for wiretapping—under California law. As an initial matter, the court says that Nike’s privacy policy does not undermine plaintiff’s claims. The Cookie Crumbles for Amazon Privacy Plaintiffs – Del Vecchio v. Nike, Inc., Specific Media. Interclick.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

But before we get there, AR filters are in jeopardy due to an old-school privacy law, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). To some privacy lawyers, this is a prima facie violation of BIPA. Selected BIPA Blog Posts AWS Can’t Shake BIPA Lawsuit for Providing Services to NBA 2K–Mayhall v. The complaint.

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2021

IP Osgoode would like to congratulate the winners of the Gowling WLG Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize for 2020-2021. Four prizes in total are awarded each year to Osgoode students and the winning blog posts are featured in the IPilogue. Best Blog Comment : We did not award a winner for this category.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On October 27, 2021, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) released observations following a series of international engagements between data protection and privacy authorities around the world and four of the biggest video teleconferencing (VTC) companies: Microsoft, Cisco, Zoom, and Google (the Organizations).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2021

Instead, the allegations recount Microsoft’s numerous (robust) privacy-related representations made to customers. Claim under Washington’s CPA : The court says first that plaintiffs “overpayment theory” (that they would not have paid as much in price had they known of Microsoft’s lax privacy practices”) states a cognizable injury.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In August, Apple made headlines by introducing new privacy features in their upcoming software updates. Over the years, Apple has cultivated a strong reputation as a protector of consumer privacy. One of their core values and popular marketing point s is that “privacy is a fundamental human right.”

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IPilogue

JULY 18, 2022

Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize for 2021-2022. Four prizes in total are awarded each year to Osgoode students and the winning blog posts are featured in the IPilogue. Gowling WLG Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize? Best Blog: Kwangil (David) Park: What is a Method of Medical Treatment? . Gowling WLG ?Best

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IPilogue

AUGUST 27, 2021

Privacy has been a reoccurring issue debated across the world as virtual communication is no longer seen as an option but essential to working remotely during a pandemic. Not only does this violate our privacy rights, but it also creates a bigger ethical dilemma within the economic market. Zoom: The 2020 Icon of Remote Work.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Online privacy is, without a doubt, an area of growing concern. How would successful implementation of the proposal negatively impact privacy rights? Emily Laidlaw, the Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law at the University of Calgary, agrees that the obligation to monitor websites creates a privacy risk.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

Plaintiffs have not met their burden to allege facts demonstrating an injury-in-fact sufficient to confer standing for their privacy-based claims. Plaintiffs’ claims for breach of the GitHub Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, violation of the CCPA, and negligence are dismissed with leave to amend. But not so, says the court.

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IPilogue

MARCH 8, 2023

Privacy breaches are becoming commonplace in today’s business landscape and cybersecurity is top of mind for many organizations— and for good reason. This situation is exacerbated by the risk of litigation, as lawsuits are a legitimate consequence of a privacy breach. The privilege terminates once the respective litigation ends.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

After the parties failed to informally resolve the matter, the Claimant brought a case before the Court claiming numerous causes of action, including the Defendant’s breach of applicable privacy laws. Under Section 2 of the DPA, the privacy of individuals is protected by the Regulations.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2021

On September 22, 2021, Quebec’s major privacy reform bill, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Bill 64), received royal assent after being adopted by the Quebec National Assembly the day before.

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IPilogue

JULY 4, 2022

A thorough analysis of the selected EdTech products showed that a vast majority of the government-endorsed online learning platforms risked children’s privacy and violated children’s rights. Part 2 will discuss the HRW report’s recommendations and the initiatives being taken to address the risks that EdTech poses to child privacy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

“ Privacy. * Prior blog post. * The post 2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 1 (Marketing, Privacy) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. In re Meta Pixel Healthcare Litigation, 2022 WL 17869218 (N.D. ” * Williams v. The settlement agreement.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 20, 2024

The convicted individual contended that the police’s action of requesting IP address information without a warrant breached their privacy rights, as stipulated by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The claimant’s subjective expectation of privacy. The claimant’s interest in the subject matter.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

. * The Anticipated Domino Effect: Virginia Passes Second State “Comprehensive” Privacy Law (Guest Blog Post). * SF Chronicle Op-Ed: “Prop. 24 is the Wrong Policy Approach, at the Wrong Time, via the Wrong Process”. * Over 50 Privacy Professionals & Experts Oppose Prop. 24. * Californians: VOTE NO ON PROP.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This post is part of MoFos 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

This slightly opens the door for other platforms to claim that their ToS protect different interests, such as users’ privacy. Contracts designed solely to control the flow of information are distinguished from those protecting other values, such as privacy. Standard form agreements can be separated from negotiated contracts.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 8, 2022

On June 27, 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, along with fellow members of the Global Privacy Assembly’s International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IEWG), released guidance documents to help individuals and organizations protect against credential stuffing attacks.

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IPilogue

JUNE 1, 2022

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, academic discussions indicated that artificial intelligence (AI) would signify the fourth industrial revolution with tangible economic benefits and potential privacy concerns. Nowadays, privacy concerns exceed personal information protection. .

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IPilogue

MAY 24, 2022

On May 2, 2022, Canada’s privacy regulatory authorities (the Regulators) issued a joint statement calling for a legal framework that clearly establishes the acceptable circumstances for police to use facial recognition technology (FR). Imtiaz Karamat is an IP Osgoode Alumnus and Associate Lawyer at Deeth Williams Wall LLP.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Plan also recognizes that eliminating the use of fax machines would promote patient privacy, which aligns with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s (IPC’s) initiative to modernize Ontario’s health communication infrastructure. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton caused by misdirected faxes.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Indeed, ephemeral messaging offers many benefits for enterprises, particularly in the areas of information governance and compliance with data protection and privacy statutes. The post Messaging Apps Raise Tricky E-Discovery Issues (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On September 29, 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) published the results of its investigation into the 2018 data breach involving Marriott International, Inc. Marriott), finding many of the hotel giant’s privacy controls inadequate and recommending remedial steps to prevent future breaches.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

It’s “burn-down-the-Internet” week on the blog, during which I will recap three bad California bills that the California legislature is poised to enact. For background on the bill and its voluminous problem, see this lengthy blog post. Today’s bill is AB 2273, the most pernicious of the three.

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IPilogue

JUNE 6, 2022

Imtiaz Karamat is an IP Osgoode Alumnus and Associate Lawyer at Deeth Williams Wall LLP. This article was originally posted on E-TIPS For Deeth Williams Wall LLP on June 1, 2022.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

This is not the first time my blog has been subject to right-to-be-forgotten (RTBF) takedowns. But every time the RTBF is applied to my blog, it’s probably a wrongful application of a misguided policy and worth relaying here. It is critical information, even if the blog is just a bit player in the matter.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

See, e.g., In re Ring LLC Privacy Litigation (C.D.Cal., JustAnswer (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The post California Appellate Court Rejects Poorly Executed “Sign-In Wrap”–Sellers v.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 6, 2023

However, as privacy concerns grew, new interfering technologies have emerged. Encrypted Client Hello A few days ago, Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare implemented widespread support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a privacy technology that aims to render web traffic surveillance futile.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Marketa Trimble [Eric’s introductory note: I briefly addressed the DSA in this blog post , along with the attached meme. the California Consumer Privacy Act is a prime example of GDPR spillover. Intermediaries (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. by guest blogger Prof.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And, of course, no post about the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (which the AADC purports to amend) would be complete without this GIF: * * *. The post Some Memes About California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Barry Sookman

MARCH 6, 2024

Bykovets , 2024 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that for Charter of Rights purposes, a person being investigated by the police has a reasonable expectation of privacy in an IP address in the possession of a third person, in this case a payment processor, even when not linked to any personally identifying information.

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