Information Technology
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July 24, 2024
Federal Court of Appeal upholds CRTC decision to raise telecom access rates for third-party providers
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision to raise the rates that large telecommunications companies can charge third-party service providers for access to their internet facilities and infrastructure.
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July 23, 2024
Federal Court orders broadcaster to pay $27.3M for copyright infringement of Turkish programs
The Federal Court has ordered a broadcaster to pay $27.3 million for infringing the copyrights of Turkish broadcaster Kanal D on 2,729 episodes of 22 television programs.
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July 23, 2024
Canadian securities regulators stepped up enforcement in 2023-24, driven in part by crypto schemes
Canadian securities regulators commenced 83 enforcement proceedings between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, with 27 cases of selling securities illegally making it the most common offence, according to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) annual year-in-review report.
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July 16, 2024
Federal Court orders ISPs to implement site blocking to curb pirated online sports broadcasts
The Federal Court has ordered Canadian Internet service providers (ISPs) to implement dynamic site‑blocking aimed at stopping copyright infringement with respect to live sports broadcasts.
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July 15, 2024
Ontario AI legislation is in need of significant amendment, law commission says
Law reform advocates are calling on the Ontario government to amend its recently introduced legislation on cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI), saying it falls short of principles the province has already adopted when it comes to the use of such technology.
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July 15, 2024
Appeal Court orders Crown to pay insurer out of forfeited cyber fraud proceeds after Crown error
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered that an insurer be paid amounts paid out to a cyber fraud victim from crime proceeds forfeited to the Crown after the Crown failed to raise the insurer’s claim at a restitution hearing.
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July 11, 2024
Quebec court approves $1.8M settlement agreement in Nissan data breach class actions
The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a national class action settlement against Nissan Canada Inc. over a data breach in which customer data was allegedly stolen and put up for ransom.
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July 10, 2024
RCMP charges federal consultant with $250K in overbilling to federal agencies
In an unusual move, the federal government has praised the RCMP for investigating an individual consultant who was subsequently charged for “fraudulently overbilling the Government of Canada” as part of an overall RCMP probe into an estimated $5 million in contractor overbilling.
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July 10, 2024
‘Arguable’ data custodian is liable for violation of privacy after breach: B.C. Court of Appeal
British Columbia’s highest court has breathed new life into a class action lawsuit over a privacy breach at a provincial transit authority, saying it is “at least arguable” that a data custodian who fails to adequately safeguard personal information in a data breach is liable for the statutory tort of violation of privacy.
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July 08, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds Privacy Act claims against Capital One in certifying class action
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a class action against financial services giant Capital One over a 2019 data breach that affected six million Canadians, ruling that it was not plain and obvious that Privacy Act claims against the company as a data custodian were bound to fail.