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Three Years Under The Pipeda: A Disappointing Beginning, Christopher Berzins
Three Years Under The Pipeda: A Disappointing Beginning, Christopher Berzins
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
As of January 1, 2004, after a three-year phase-in period, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) came fully into force. Although considerable uncertainty currently prevails due to unanticipated events such as the resignation and replacement of Commissioner George Radwanski and the late constitutional challenge by Quebec, there is now sufficient experience with the legislation to begin to assess how the PIPEDA is working. It is also a timely juncture to do so with the extension of the legislation to the provincially regulated private sector.
Video Surveillance, Evidence And Pipeda: A Comment On Ferenszy V. Mci Medical Clinic, Anne Uteck
Video Surveillance, Evidence And Pipeda: A Comment On Ferenszy V. Mci Medical Clinic, Anne Uteck
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
One of the most common uses of surveillance is in the area of evidence gathering for investigation by litigators. Private investigators have long been retained for this purpose, and law enforcement officers routinely utilize surveillance devices to assist in the prosecution of a crime. The admissibility of video surveillance evidence obtained by private and government investigators is obviously not a new issue. What has come to the fore- front is the application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in the context of video surveillance evidence, and its impact on civil litigators. Privacy interests inherent in the collection, …