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On October 19, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA"), representing provincial and territorial securities regulators, issued CSA Staff Notice 33-321 – Cyber Security and Social Media.

In a recent ruling from the British Columbia Court of Appeal ("BCCA"), a class action was de-certified involving a claim by disgruntled Facebook users...

Canada’s federal government recently launched AI for All, a new national artificial intelligence (“AI”) strategy designed to increase AI innovation and adoption in Canada (the “AI Strategy”).

You need the right data to make informed decisions — whether you are performing due diligence prior to an acquisition or investigating a cybersecurity incident within your organization.

Many of our past articles on the intersection of securities law and cryptocurrency (and digital assets more generally) have focused on enforcement actions taken, or threatened to be taken, by members...

The president of the United States announced, in a Sunday afternoon social media post, his intent to declare incentives by its trading partners to their film industries...

We have previously addressed the concerns of a civil court judge about the perils of having to deal with "fake news" in the form of spoofed emails and electronic documents.

Every regulator wants to keep evolving. Regulation is not stagnant, nor should it be, to effectively protect the public. In earnestly responding to change, regulators aim to be fair and efficient.

As of mid 2014, an estimated 15.8 million Canadians still read newspaper content weekly and almost 10 million of those exclusively choose the print edition.

Just a few short years ago, not many of us could have imagined the extent to which the Internet and social media now play a major role in our society.

The expansion of Web 2.0, including user-generated content and social media activities, has provided fertile and inexpensive ground for organizations to more easily engage in astroturfing and other forms of marketing that risk being held deceptive.

User-generated content (UGC) on websites raises many legal concerns because of its sheer volume and numerous sources. Canada does not afford the same protection to website operators for UGC as other major jurisdictions.

As the use of social media platforms continues to grow, there is a correspondingly growing danger that the misuse of these platforms can cause devastating damage to innocent people...

Facebook has become one of the most commonly used social forums by students in public and post-secondary educational institutions in Ontario.

Motions for production of electronic information can be expensive, time consuming and "salt the earth".

On February 24, 2024, the Canadian government brought its long-awaited Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) to Parliament. This substantive and expansive legislation is intended to reduce users...

Nova Scotia's Cyber-safety Act is no more, after a successful Charter challenge to the legislation.