MAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRIVACYSmart CitiesSurveillance & TechnologyToronto's Smart City Auditor General To Toronto’s Smart Cities: Not So Fast Ontario’s Auditor General this week took a provincial agency to task for its role in…Brenda McPhailDecember 6, 2018
PRIVACY Statistics Canada’s Move to Collect Canadians’ Banking Info Goes too Far It is sad how badly Statistics Canada has botched their financial data acquisition initiative. They do…Brenda McPhailNovember 14, 2018
PRIVACYPrivacy Law Reform It’s time to modernize the laws that protect our privacy rights The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Brenda McPhailSeptember 28, 2018
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSMass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA, INCLO and Others Welcome Historic Win Against Mass Surveillance in UK In a landmark win for seven INCLO members, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)…Brenda McPhailSeptember 14, 2018
Face SurveillanceMass SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology A Quick Win For Privacy Rights: CCLA vs. Cadillac Fairview Cadillac Fairview, the company that owns numerous popular malls, said it will pause the use…CCLAAugust 7, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEMass SurveillancePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSurveillance & TechnologyUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Urges Toronto to Delay Purchase of Gunshot-Location Technology ShotSpotter The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has serious concerns regarding the impact of new police surveillance…CCLAJuly 23, 2018
Information SharingNational SecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACY INCLO Launches New Report: “Unanswered Questions – International Intelligence Sharing” New report reveals lack of transparency of intelligence sharing agreements at the international level.CCLAJune 11, 2018
PRIVACYSearch & Seizure CCLA urges Nova Scotia to withdraw charges against teen: downloading publicly available data is no crime The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Michael BryantApril 23, 2018
PRIVACYSearch & Seizure CCLA At Scc: Privacy In The Classroom… And Everywhere… The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAApril 20, 2018
Right to ProtestSurveillance & Privacy Yorku Protesters: You Have The Power. We Have Your Back (Survey) I am writing to you about disturbing reports regarding the reported activities of security personnel…Michael BryantMarch 27, 2018