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Le CIPPIC a participé à la consultation publique du gouvernement du Canada sur le fonctionnement de l’Accord Canada–États-Unis–Mexique (ACEUM).

Le CIPPIC a été autorisé à intervenir dans l'affaire Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada c. Aylo

CIPPIC has filed its Intervener Memorandum of Fact and Law in the Federal Court of Appeal.

L’ICPPIC a présenté une intervention au nom d’OpenMedia afin de plaider en faveur d’une transparence et d’une équité accrues sur le marché canadien des télécommunications.

The Federal Court, for a second time, has denied Voltage permission to proceed in its class lawsuit for file-sharing.

CIPPIC is pleased to announce the publication of two reports today that raise concerns with Bill C-27, the federal government’s legislative proposal to reform Canada’s private sector privacy laws.

CIPPIC’s submission The Public's Domain to the government consultation on copyright term extension places the public domain at the heart of Canada’s copyright system.

CIPPIC and the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic are excited to release a report today on the impact of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on intermediary liability laws in North America.

The Federal Court of Canada has set Rogers' "reasonable costs" of compliance with a Norwich Order in Voltage's reverse class proceeding. 

How do we measure bicycle traffic in a way that respects citizens' privacy? CIPPIC's team working on a Sidewalk Labs Small Grant presented its findings today.

The CRTC rejected a proposal for a mechanism that could be used to block websites accused of copyright infringement, in a definitive victory for digital innovation and free expression in Canada.

Since April of 2005, CIPPIC has been an active member of the Anti-Spyware Coalition, a coalition of consumer interest advocates anti-spyware companies working together to address the problem of controlling spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies.

Charlie Angus and Jasbit Sandhu, the NDP Ethics, Privacy and Digital Issues Spokesman and Public Safety Critic, respectively, in a letter to Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews, are calling for careful scrutiny of a legislative proposal that threatens to create a "digital panopticon" where online citizen actions can be tracked at rates unprecedented in Canada.

In 2010, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada initiated consultations on privacy issues related to developing internet-related technologies: "Tracking, Profiling and Targeting", and "Cloud Computing".

In response to Facebook's recent attempts to meet privacy concerns on its site, CIPPIC has sent Facebook a letter informing it that the changes it proposes are not adequate to meeting requirements of Canada's Privacy legislation.

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada joined a group of data protection commissioners from across the world today in calling on Google to put in place processes to safeguard privacy rights in launches of future products.

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, UOttawa's Centre for Law, Technology & Society will be presenting William Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel for Google.

CIPPIC has provided the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology with a submission with respect to its study into Canadian science and technology.

CIPPIC has received a grant of $50,000 from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to research online privacy threats.

The Canadian government passed legislation in 2005 mandating the creation of a do-not-call registry.

A number of consumer and privacy groups in the USA are calling for stronger protections against unwanted tracking of their online activities by online marketers.

The Law Foundation has once again funded an articling position for CIPPIC, during the 2007-2008 year, under its Public Interest Articling Fellowships Program.

On December 19, 2005, CIPPIC filed an application for judicial review in the Federal Court of Canada challenging the Privacy Commissioner's determination that she lacks jurisdiction to investigate a US-based data-broker.

On November 3, 2004, CIPPIC Associate Alex Cameron presented a brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Bill S-9, proposed amendments to the Copyright Act that would give photographers first ownership of copyright in the photographs they take.

CIPPIC has received a large donation from UCal Berkeley Professor Pamela Samuelson and technology innovator, entrepreneur and professor Dr. Robert Glushko, allowing the clinic to continue its student-centered public interest advocacy work on law and policy issues arising from the use of new technologies.

CIPPIC joined 32 other public interest groups calling on the federal government to maintain regulatory control over the telecommunications industry, so as to protect consumers from abusive practices and to ensure the delivery of high quality telecom service at affordable prices throughout the country.

A number of advocates issued a statement calling for restraint and transparency with respect to escalating security measures being adopted in preparation for the Vancouver Olympics.

Internal documents suggest the Tory government is reluctant to impose consumer safeguards for the web because it wants to protect the competitive position of businesses that offer Internet access.

The US Justice Dept Inspector General recently published a report indicating that the FBI has been engaged in far more secretive surveillance activities than previously thought.

The Conservative government's Throne Speech promises - as expected - that the 40th Parliament will see copyright legislation.

Rogers, Bell and other ISPs are engaging in traffic shaping practices that target P2P users, ostensibly in order to keep other traffic flowing.

On Friday, March 29, CIPPIC will appear as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in the hearing of Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., SCC Case No. 37863.

CIPPIC has filed a Comment on behalf of its client, Campaign for Democratic Media, in the CRTC proceeding on ISP traffic management.

Together with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Consumers' Association of Canada, and National Anti-Poverty Organization, CIPPIC filed an 86 page submission on August 15th with the federal Telecom Policy Review Panel.

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has fined a Calgary woman a total of $4,500 for posting messages that incite hatred toward Jews, blacks, gays, lesbians, and other "non-whites".

On June 18, 2009, the Canadian Government tabled two parallel bills with the stated purpose of providing law enforcement bodies with the tools to combat crime in the digital era.

The Supreme Court of Canada today released its decision in York University v. Access Copyright, 2021 SCC 32.

Yesterday, the Electronic Privacy Information Centre and nine other privacy organizations in the US filed a complaint with the FTC against Facebook's recent drastic changes of its privacy settings.

In a decision released today, the CRTC approved a new industry-funded agency for handling consumer issues with telecommunications services.

CIPPIC intern Dustin Mores explores the role data companies play in elections around the world through an interview with CIPPIC Director David Fewer.

The Supreme Court in Grant v. Torstar has held that "responsible communications" by journalists, bloggers, and others who disseminate matters of public interest will qualify as a defense to a defamation action.

The Anti-Spyware Coalition will be hosting a one-day Workshop in Ottawa at the Chateau Laurier on Tuesday, May 16.

Together with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Consumers' Association of Canada, and National Anti-Poverty Organization ("The Consumer Groups"), CIPPIC filed detailed reply submissions with the federal Telecommunications Policy Review Panel.

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics ("ETHI committee") has launched a study into the types of and trends in identity theft, measures to increase consumer protection and to reduce and eliminate identity theft, and measures to increase public awareness of and provide better education with respect to identity theft.

CIPPIC filed comments today with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) regarding ICANN's policy on WHOIS databases.

Telus, one of Canada's leading telecommunications service providers, has joined its voice with those of others calling for adoption of a "fair use" style exception to copyright infringement in Canada.

CIPPIC filed a formal complaint today with the Privacy Commissioner, requesting a formal investigation into the widely-reported security breach suffered by the Winners group of companies and affecting consumers who shop at any Winners or HomeSense store in Canada.

The Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group has launched a national video competition to give Canadians the chance to express their concerns about Bill C-61 on YouTube.

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has asked Google and a Calgary-based company working for Google to explain how their "Street View" digital imaging program meets the requirements of Canadian privacy laws.

The Australian government has released an issues paper inviting comments on the treatment of digital technologies under Australian copyright law's fair dealing provision.

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has ordered IP telephony (VoIP) providers to implement at least basic 9-1-1 service by July 3, 2005.

Ignoring an almost unanimous vote by MPs to extend the current Information Commissioner's term by one year, the Prime Minister has extended it by a mere 90 days in order to revisit an old idea of merging the offices of the federal Information and Privacy Commissioners.

CIPPIC looks at the ways in which Canadian open data providers can tap into Creative Commons to improve interoperability amongst their datasets.