Canada: Referral of Google data protection complaint to Federal Court regarding application of PIPEDA to search engines

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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, asking whether PIPEDA applies to search engine results.

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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

judiciary

Government Body

court

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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…