Episode 217: David Fraser on the Privacy Implications of the Federal Court of Appeal’s Facebook Ruling

October 28, 2024 00:30:52
Episode 217: David Fraser on the Privacy Implications of the Federal Court of Appeal’s Facebook Ruling
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Episode 217: David Fraser on the Privacy Implications of the Federal Court of Appeal’s Facebook Ruling

Oct 28 2024 | 00:30:52

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Show Notes

It has been many years since the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal captured headlines. The services at the heart of the case no longer exist, but the legal case in Canada continues to march on. Last month, the Federal Court of Appeal overturned a lower court decision that had largely sided with Facebook. In its place, it released a new decision that includes and analysis of reasonableness under the Canadian privacy law and engages with the notion of a potential trust but verify standard in some cases when data is transferred to third parties. The case may not be over yet, but the latest decision has big implications for privacy in Canada. David Fraser, one of Canada’s leading privacy practitioners with McInnes Cooper and the creator a popular Youtube channel on privacy law, joins the Law Bytes podcast to provide the background on the case, assess the key findings, and consider what may come next.

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