Michael Geist

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Privacy breaches have become increasingly commonplace as businesses of all sizes grapple with how to keep customer information secure and what to do when things go wrong. I’ve been proud to serve as an advisor to JusTech, which provides some notable lessons on legal innovation and privacy law.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Telegram had attempted to argue that such a disclosure would be a violation of privacy laws in Singapore, where their servers are located. According to an email, they are shuttering their doors today, November 30th, and are asking users to download anything they need to preserve.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 30, 2023

After months of delays, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology has finally begun to conduct hearings on Bill C-27, which wraps Canadian privacy reform and AI regulation into a single legislative package. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Bill C-26 , alternately described as a cyber-security, critical infrastructure or telecom bill, remains largely below the radar screen despite its serious implications for privacy, expression, and affordable network access. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

Readers of this blog know how I feel about apps and the data they collect, use and disclose when it comes to privacy. Although they are supposed to tell you in their privacy policy what data they are collecting, few people actually read the privacy policy to understand how their data are being collected, used and disclosed.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 7, 2022

The letters, sent by the law firm Hedman Partners, alleged that subscribers’ internet connections had been used to download or share movies (some pornographic) using BitTorrent. In this regard, the fact that the file containing the work can be downloaded automatically and in very small parts is not important.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 3, 2024

It features my mock opening statement alongside responses to some of the actual questions raised by MPs on issues such as privacy, website blocking, and poorly defined terms in the bill. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Whois Privacy. Copyright holders have complained about these privacy services for years. To make matters worse for copyright holders, the EU’s GDPR privacy law only made it harder to identify domain owners. The domain name body added these to reduce liability under the EU’s privacy regulation. GDPR Byspass?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 9, 2021

There is not really much of a privacy advantage for people who use Pirate Bay’s.onion domain to download torrents. While ISPs may not be able to see what pages they visit, their residential IP address is still publicly broadcasted when files are downloading through a torrent client.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 30, 2021

Amidst growing concerns about online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. While BitTorrent can also be used legally, the VPN companies allegedly promote their service as a tool to download copyright-infringing material anonymously. Logging Repeat Infringers?

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2023

Nearly all of them denied having downloaded the pirated films and one subscriber said they had never received a copyright infringement complaint, contrary to the filmmakers’ claim. If a neighbor or friend used their connection to download something, the request for information would still be valid for the purpose of this lawsuit.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

A sample chapter, Chapter 14 (on publicity rights and endorsements), is available as a free download. We also have two online-only chapters on housing discrimination (Chapter 20) and political advertising (Chapter 21), both also freely downloadable. Chapter 15: Privacy. What Does the Book Cover? Chapter 11: Copyrights.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Users may also prefer less advertising or find the amount of user data scooped up by official apps a privacy risk. Downloading a Pluto TV.m3u playlist takes a second and they can be used in anything from VLC Media Player to systems like TVHeadEnd , which enables streaming to locations in a network, no official apps required.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2022

To be able to use the wi-fi, everyone instructed in the gate area was told over the loudspeaker that we had to download the airline app on our phones, and that if we wanted to purchase anything during the flight, we had to input our credit card numbers into the app. I am sure everyone can visualize my dismay at this announcement.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 4, 2022

David Fraser is a lawyer with McInnes Cooper in Halifax and one of Canada’s leading privacy experts. He joins the Law Bytes podcast to talk about the Cloud Act, how it might fit into Canada’s privacy law framework, and how Canada should approach the negotiations. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 8, 2022

It will also allow sorting documents and transaction history based on column headings, perform quick document previews, download multiple documents at once within a single PDF file or in a ZIP file, download documents in DOCX and XML formats, and download bibliographic information in XML format. 07/08/22 – Data Privacy.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Download Provisional refusal guide Topics of interest Antitrust Competition Law Compliance Copyright and Entertainment Law Corporate Law Data privacy Innovation Legal Design Litigation Patents Regulatory affairs Trademarks Data privacy policy Do you accept our data privacy policy? Don’t let it block you!

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2022

Millions of subtitle files are downloaded every week in many languages, often to be paired with downloaded movies and TV shows. “In August 2021 we received message on Telegram from a hacker, who showed us proof that he could gain access to the user table of opensubtitles.org, and downloaded a SQL dump from it.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 15, 2022

Bill C-27, Canada’s privacy reform bill introduced in June by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, was about more than just privacy. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod. Show Notes: Bill C-27.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Bungie’s own privacy policy didn’t allow the company to access files on Mr. May’s personal computer surreptitiously, let alone download any of its contents. Bungie did so by exceeding the authorization provided to it by the Bungie Privacy Policy. However, May believes this is what happened.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

One of the tips we discussed is being aware of the data that apps are collecting and checking your privacy settings frequently. During the session, I make the attendees get their phones out, go to their privacy settings, and look to see all of the apps they are allowing to access their location, microphone, and camera.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2024

In 2021, more than 900,000 users downloaded the app through Google Play, in Spain alone. Last September, Javier Tebas revealed that LaLiga had “eliminated” 58 pirate apps, by unspecified means, together worth a million downloads in Spain. followers); YouTube (23k subscribers).

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Canadian digital law and policy in 2022 was marked by legislative battles over Bills C-11 and C-18, the Rogers outage, stalled privacy and AI reform, copyright term extension, and a growing trade battle with the U.S. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below. over Canadian policies.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Many non-compliant foreign companies exited Russia when faced with a choice; compromise your customers’ privacy, or else. In reality, people will simply download them, or download others from elsewhere that may or may not contain something much, much worse. Russia has been tightening the noose on VPN services for years.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This includes direct downloads through Library Genesis forks and Z-Library, two well-known shadow libraries. They only increased the team’s motivation to go full steam ahead, while being mindful of their privacy. The privacy angle is a topic that has become very relevant this week. Leave No Trace.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to the app tracking firms App Annie and SensorTower, Shein’s app even surpassed Amazon in the terms of downloads and has helped propel the company to a $15 billion valuation. This is especially true in the age of the internet, where one can easily order whatever they desire from the privacy of their home.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Bill C-27, the government’s privacy and artificial intelligence bill is slowly making its way through the Parliamentary process. One of the emerging issues has been the mounting opposition to the AI portion of the bill, including a recent NDP motion to divide the bill for voting purposes, separating the privacy and AI portions.

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Michael Geist

JANUARY 30, 2023

This week’s Law Bytes podcast provides a preview of the upcoming session, looking at what may lie ahed for issues such as telecom policy, privacy reform, Bills C-11 and C-18, copyright, and trade policy. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below.

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Michael Geist

MAY 8, 2023

This year, it is privacy that is at issue, with provisions related to political parties. Why would the government squeeze in privacy rules on political parties in Bill C-47? Colin Bennett, a Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria and a leading privacy expert, has the answer.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 22, 2021

After reading my colleague’s post on the priest who resigned from his high-profile position after his location was tied to Grindr, I thought it would be useful to remind readers to think about that privacy setting a bit more. Delete any apps that you are not comfortable with the Privacy Policies.

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Michael Geist

JULY 4, 2022

But that’s what happened last month as a Senate committee reviewed Bill S-7 , which raised significant privacy concerns regarding the legal standard for searches of digital devices at the border. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Those who know how to create a Docker container can have an instance up and running in minutes and for the privacy conscious, the docker-compose file on GitHub supports VPNs via Gluetun. The Docker image has been downloaded nearly 25k times and the repository has been starred by more than a thousand other developers so far.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2023

” Consumption of Illegal Streams & Downloads Fall The two most popular methods of obtaining infringing content in France are streaming and direct downloading, often referred to as DDL. However, this year’s report from Arcom finds that both methods experienced declining popularity in 2023.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 16, 2021

New Mexico’s Attorney General, Hector Balderas, continues to champion children’s online privacy protections, this time settling with Google over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The New Mexico AG is making a name for himself in the area of children’s privacy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 19, 2021

This is a defense lawyer bonanza in terms of briefing opportunities in privacy and other cases. This opinion is more understandable than the Spokeo ruling, but I’m still confused about what this opinion does to privacy litigation (and maybe other areas of the law). The court relied primarily on Clapper , not Spokeo.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 23, 2024

A sample chapter, Chapter 14 (on publicity rights and endorsements), is available as a free download. We also have two online-only chapters on housing discrimination (Chapter 20) and political advertising (Chapter 21), both also freely downloadable. We’ve discussed the book’s background and our goals as authors in this essay.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2024

But users are notified prior to downloading the game that the app offers in-app purchases, and playing a mobile game with potentially unlimited in-app purchases is unlike buying two tablet devices ( Nguyen ), purchasing a single flower arrangement ( Long ), or signing up for a $5 trial ( Sellers ). before playing GOTC.

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