New Canadian data privacy rulings, regulations, shape corporate responsibilities

THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DATA PRIVACY Day (which was January 28) is often seen as a day when individuals are reminded ways they should stay safe online. However, Canadian corporate privacy and security officers are likely also reflecting today on a number of recent court and regulatory moves that are affecting their responsibilities.These include:An Ontario judge last month expanding the scope of privacy protection under the common law by allowing a person to sue another for putting an explicit video of them on the Internet, an action one lawyer called "revenge porn”Then, another Ontario judge supported telecom carriers in their right...