LAW 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Csa Group, Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act
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Pia"s -> new system/new technology etc. , do a pia : run it against privacy legislation see if theres any breaches. Warren & brandeis quote-> 1890. no twitter, internet, phones. *this was the barrier to create the tort of privacy. Control of personal information ->right to restrict access to pi. Business card information is an exception to pipeda. How the individual can control their pi under the three circumstances. >-hair colour=privacy info, but only when taken in to context. *if theres no pi, theres no privacy issue. >not pi if you can"t identify a person ex. Postal code in toronto + cardiac arrest [hard to identify] identify] ex. Postal code in ajax + cardiac arrest [easier to hard to manage b/c: doesnt seem the same to everyone, different in different contexts, different approaches. Fundamentalists -> restrictive approach to privacy, makes it a challenge to function in society b/c theres so much pi.