Information Technology
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January 31, 2024
Canada, U.K. pursue innovation ties relating to AI and other scientific initiatives
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne has signed two memorandums of understanding (MOU) with the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan during her visit to Canada. The MOUs address the pursuit of international science and research collaboration.
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January 30, 2024
B.C. law protecting intimate images now in force
B.C.’s legislation protecting intimate images has come into force, giving people who have had images or videos shared without their consent new avenues to get them off the internet, stop their distribution and seek compensation.
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January 23, 2024
Privacy Commissioner: Children’s privacy, tech issues key priorities over next three years
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has announced that protecting the privacy of children and addressing the privacy impact of technological changes including artificial intelligence (AI) will be key priorities for the agency over the next three years.
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January 23, 2024
Federal Court allows appeal in part regarding trademark related to software
The Federal Court has allowed an appeal in part regarding the use of a trademark in relation to a software that creates smart digital files, finding it was not used in Canada during the relevant period.
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January 12, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal overturns dismissal of Google Photos facial recognition class action
The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned the dismissal of a class action which alleges that Google used facial recognition technology to extract, collect, store, and use the facial biometric data of thousands of Canadians without their knowledge or consent.
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January 11, 2024
LexisNexis launches commercial preview of Lexis+ AI in Canada
LexisNexis Legal & Professional Canada has launched a commercial preview of Lexis+ AI, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) solution which it says will transform legal work in Canada.
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January 10, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada judge fell and injured his ribs, but top court says he remains on the job
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Nicholas Kasirer has had a fall that injured his ribs and kept him from participating in a Toronto legal conference where he was scheduled to speak, but the top court told Law360 Canada the Quebec jurist is continuing to “fulfil his duties at the court and there has been no impact on his work.”
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January 10, 2024
Manitoba regulator outlaws video ID of clients involved in financial dealings
As part of ongoing efforts to protect its members from being used in money laundering schemes, the Law Society of Manitoba has made it so lawyers can no longer use video conferencing to verify the ID of clients involved in financial transactions.
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January 03, 2024
G7 Heads of IP Office Conversation discusses metaverse, diversity and inclusion
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s (CIPO) CEO Konstantinos Georgaras joined counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom to “discuss opportunities for collaboration in the global innovation economy.”
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January 03, 2024
Federal Court mandates AI-usage disclosure; won’t use automated decision-making tools for now
The Federal Court is actively exploring how its judges and law clerks can use artificial intelligence tools to enhance the “efficiency and fairness of the legal system,” but Chief Justice Paul Crampton says the national trial court “will not use AI, and more specifically automated decision-making tools, to make its decisions or render its judgments, without first engaging in public consultations.”