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Use of work e-mail negates spousal privilege.

Help is on its way for consumers who have difficulty with (read ‘tear their hair out over’) cell phone contracts.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission recently published new Frequently Asked Questions regarding Canada's anti-spam law.

In R. v. Fearon, the Court ruled that a warrantless search of a cell phone, incidental to arrest, must be limited to a "cursory" examination.

According to the International Telecommunications Union’s recent report, “Measuring the Information Society”, Canada ranked 19th on the 2007 ICT Development Index, down from 9th in 2002.

On July 12, 2010, the Canadian Parliament enacted the necessary legislation to remove foreign-ownership restrictions on Canadian satellite carriers.

A recent Ontario Divisional Court decision sets a significant Internet law precedent by ruling that the identity of an anonymous Internet user will not be automatically disclosed to a plaintiff in civil litigation, even though the information is in the possession of a named defendant.

CASL is a new federal law aimed at eliminating unsolicited and malicious electronic communications.

As noted in our March 2012 Blakes Bulletin, the federal government is proceeding with the necessary legislative amendments in order to lift the foreign ownership restrictions completely for all telecom carriers in Canada with less than a 10% share of the national telecommunications market.

On February 6, 2017, Mega Byte Information ("Mega Byte") was sentenced by the Court of Québec and fined $450,000 after pleading guilty to operating a deceptive telemarketing scheme...

On July 11, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission issued its first notices of violation to two Canadian companies that allegedly contravened the installation...

It’s a familiar experience for many of us – standing in front of a cashier and fumbling through an assortment of credit, debit and loyalty cards to find the right combination for that particular store and purchase (or to discover that you have forgotten your points card, again).

The FCC recently took action against two United States telecommunications service providers in the FCC's first data security case and largest privacy action in the FCC's history.

In 2012, LinkedIn made headlines as a result of a significant data breach.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has amended its notice regarding a mandatory code for wireless services and invited Canadians to comment on the proposed provisions.

Mr. Turkson commenced proceedings against TD Waterhouse regarding his trading dealings with them, including claims for breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, fraud, wilful concealment and breach of privacy.

On February 27, Kelly Friedman, partner in the Davis Toronto office and an expert in electronic discovery, gave a keynote speech at the Ottawa Law Review Symposium on Cloud Computing.