Tinker-ing with Machine Learning: The Legality and Consequences of Online...
I’ve had a long time interest in threat assessment and its application by educational institutions in managing the risk of catastrophic physical violence, though it has been a good ten years since the...
View ArticleThe current state of FOI
Here is a deck I just put together for the The Osgoode Certificate in Privacy & Cybersecurity Law that gives a high-level perspective on the state of FOI, in particular given (a) the free flow of...
View ArticleThe union right of access to information
I’ve done a fair deal of enjoyable work on matters relating to a union’s right of access to information – be it under labour law, health and safety law (via union member participation in the health...
View ArticleCyber class action claims at an inflection point
Yesterday, I happily gave a good news presentation on cyber claims legal developments to an audience of insurance defence lawyers and professionals at the Canadian Insurance Claims Managers...
View ArticleWhere’s that workplace surveillance bill? More thoughts pending its release
It’s Friday at 4:20pm and I don’t see an Ontario workplace surveillance bill yet, so here are a couple more thoughts – one positive, one negative and one neutral. Positive – Organizations ought to...
View ArticleABCA decision on defending allegations about privileged communication
On April 12th, the Court of Appeal of Alberta held that a defendant waived solicitor-client privilege by affirmatively pleading that its counsel had no instructions to agree to a time extension for...
View ArticleRecent cyber presentations
Teaching is the best way of learning for some, including me. Here are two recent cyber security presentations that may be of interest: A presentation from last month on “the law of information” that I...
View ArticleThree key issues from the Ontario cyber security Expert Panel report
On October 3rd, the Ontario’s cyber security Expert Panel issued its report to Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery, Kaleed Rasheed. His Honour said, “The Expert Panel’s recommendations...
View ArticleCourt says access parent’s right to information limited by children’s privacy...
On October 12th of last year the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the interplay between an access parent’s right to information under section 20(5) of the Children’s Law Reform Act and the...
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Threat information sharing: why you can do what’s right
It was an honour and pleasure to speak today at the Canadian SecuR&E Forum, a research and education community-building event event hosted by CANARIE. My object was to spread the gospel of threat...
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