The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Friday, November 17, 2006
Last Saturday's New York Times ran a lengthy article on the rehabilitation of ChoicePoint. The one-time poster child for privacy fiascos has since apparently cleaned up its act. Now members of the "privacy possee" are quoted as singing the company's praises after it gots its house in order. Right after the high-profile privacy breach, representatives of the company contacted members of the privacy community (I even got a call) to ask what they did right and what they did wrong in responding to the incident. Since then, many of their harshest critics hail the company as a model for the data brokerage industry. Check it out: Keeping Your Enemies Close - New York Times.
The article also has a great timeline illustrating the number and magnitude of privacy incidents in the US over the past few years:
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