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The Government of Canada introduced amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), on May 25, 2010, providing the Government response to the first (2006) statutory review of the federal privacy legislation.
Canadian privacy regulators have been key drivers in the development of the law relating to privacy and social networking websites. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada [OPC] is currently investigating multiple complaints launched by individuals and advocacy groups against both Canadian and international social networking websites.
Nammo v. TransUnion signals the court’s willingness to award damages for privacy violations in certain egregious circumstances; Citi Cards case confirms that disclosure of mortgage information to a third party is likely to be contrary to PIPEDA.