Canada: Lawsuit on application of PIPEDA to search engines (Privacy Commissioner of Canada v Google LLC)
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Issued ruling by Federal Court of Appeal dismissing appeal of Google in case regarding applicability of PIPEDA to Google Search
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 ruling stating search engines fall under PIPEDA
The decision of the case 2021 FC 723, requested by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), is ruled by the Federal Court of Canada. The Court ruled that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) applie…
SourceReferral 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 the 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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