Canada: Announced Complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada against Google

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Announced 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 name is searched on the search engine, Google displays links to news articles that contain personal and sensitive information about him.

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Scope

Policy Area

Data governance

Policy Instrument

Data protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

search service provider

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

central government

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2017-06-01

under deliberation

In June 2017, a complaint was made to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) agains…

2018-10-10

under deliberation

As part of the inquiry on Google's alleged violation of the Personal Information Protection and Ele…

2021-07-08

under investigation

The decision of the case 2021 FC 723, requested by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada…

2023-09-29

in force

On 29 September 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Google in case 2023 FCA 2…