Canada: Privacy Commissioner investigation into Google over alleged non-compliance with Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
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Privacy Commissioner found Google non-compliant with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) following decision not to follow recommendation to de-list articles
On 27 August 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) found that Google violated the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The OPC concluded that Google should de-list certain media articles from its search…
SourceFederal Court of Appeal dismissed Google’s appeal on applicability of Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to search engines
On 29 September 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Google in case 2023 FCA 200 regarding the applicability of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The case at lower instance, 2021 FC 723, …
SourceFederal Court rules that search engines fall within scope of Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
On 8 July 2021, in decision 2021 FC 723, the Federal Court of Canada ruled on a case brought at the request of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC). The Court held that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents A…
SourceAnnounced referral of Google data protection complaint to Federal Court regarding application of PIPEDA to search engines
As part of the inquiry on Google's alleged violation of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) decided to bring a question to the Federal Court of Canada, ask…
SourceAnnounced Complaint to Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada against Google
In June 2017, a complaint was made to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) against Google LLC. The complainant accused Google of violating the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) because when his n…
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