Canada’s Anti-Spam Law Declared Constitutional Drew Wilson | June 15, 2020 The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Canada’s anti-spam law is constitutional. Observers say this puts to rest some of the criticisms.
LifeLabs Seeks to Block BC Privacy Commissioner from Asking for Breach Info Drew Wilson | March 3, 2020 LifeLabs is taking the BC Privacy Commissioner to the BC Supreme Court for having the audacity to seek information about a breach.
GDPR Fines Continue to Roll Out in the Hundreds of Millions of Euro’s Drew Wilson | February 6, 2020 The success of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is continuing with fines continuing to be handed out against violators.
Constitutional Court Declares Austrian Hacking Law Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | December 26, 2019 An Austrian law that allowed police to upload malicious software to targets computers has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.
Canadian ISP TekSavvy Appeals Internet Censorship Court Ruling Drew Wilson | December 2, 2019 A recent court ruling saying that ISPs must censor websites that are accused of copyright infringement is being appealed by independent ISP TekSavvy.
US Court Rules Suspicionless Phone and Laptop Searches Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | November 17, 2019 A US federal court has ruled on the hugely controversial practice of border security searching people’s laptops and cell phones. It calls the practice unconstitutional.
EU Court of Justice Rules Right to Be Forgotten Doesn’t Apply Globally Drew Wilson | October 1, 2019 The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that right to be forgotten orders do not apply to global searches, only in a member’s state jurisdiction.
US Court Hears Lawsuit to Block Enforcement of FOSTA Drew Wilson | September 26, 2019 It appears the fight to stop the so-called anti-sex trafficking law FOSTA is far from dead. A court is hearing a lawsuit to block its enforcement.
US Court Rules That “Patent Troll” is Not Defamation Drew Wilson | August 30, 2019 When you call an organization or a person a patent troll, is it defamation? According to a US court, no.
US Appeals Court: Section 230 Protects Platforms From Terror Lawsuits Drew Wilson | August 21, 2019 The famed Section 230 received a boost in its protection powers. A US appeals court ruled that platforms can be protected from terrorism lawsuits.
