Ten tips from Canada’s privacy commissioner to prevent employee data snooping Six years ago a bank employee was caught going through the financial records of another staff member who was in a relationship with her ex-husband. The spying had been going on for four years. The federal privacy commissioner, who has dealt with several privacy…
**DIGITAL MARKETING COMPLIANCE IN A CONNECTED WORLD** CRTC battles forces of dorkness, takes action against notorious botnet In the second such announcement in less than a week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has publicly announced an advanced investigative action — this time against an unnamed organization suspected of involvement in the distribution…
The CASL regime(s) – anti-spam and anti-malware CASL is a new regime, with significant administrative monetary penalties (maximum CA$10 million), and is broader in scope than the anti-spam laws of the US and other countries. If you do business in Canada, you are likely aware that Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) targets unsolicited commercial electronic messages (CEMs). The…
Red Bull settles false advertising lawsuit for $13M It turns out a can of sugar-laden energy drink may not spontaneously make you sprout wings after all. According to court documents filed in New York Federal Court, Europe-based energy drink company Red Bull has agreed to pay out up to $13 million US in compensation to settle…
The Future Of Ethics In Branding Last year, I received an email I will never forget: One of the world’s tobacco giants wanted me to consult for them. It’s not that I’m a stranger to requests from the tobacco industry. In fact, ever since I published Buyology in 2008, my email address appears to be…
Regulators in Canada are poised to open a formal investigation into whether Google is abusing its dominance /The Associated Press, Dec. 17, 2013/ – Canada’s Competition Bureau indicated in a filing made in an Ottawa federal court last week that it suspects that Google Inc. has been breaking the country’s antitrust laws. Regulators are seeking a…