Volume I

Issue : 10: November 13, 2003

• B.C. Court of Appeal Takes Note of Special Nature of an IT Business in Recent Decision
• Internet Browser Patent Re examination Ordered
• Time Warner to Enter the VoIP Market in California Bangladesh to Open VoIP to Private Sector
• CDT Releases Report on Spyware
• FTC Holiday Warning to E tailers
• B.C. Supreme Court has Jurisdiction Over Domain Name Dispute
• U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses FBI Eavesdropping Orders
• Pharma Companys Use of Cookies Found Not in of Violation of Privacy Legislation
• Manufacture of Garage Door Openers Uses DCMA to Fight Competitor
• Music Industry Establishes One-Stop International Licence for Webcasters
• Movie Industry Set to Sue Individual File Sharers in War Against Piracy
• Report Finds Identity Theft on the Rise in Canada
• Bank Managers Disclosure Of Private Information Leads To Cancelled Wedding

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Bank Managers Disclosure Of Private Information Leads To Cancelled Wedding

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that it had jurisdiction over a bank's disclosure of private information, as banks are a federal business and as such are covered under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The bank's manager, despite acknowledging being trained on privacy matters, disclosed information about a client's line of credit to his fiancée. The manager stated that she (the manager) though the fiancée to be an agent of the client for the purpose of receiving the financial information. The disclosure led to a cancellation of the couple's wedding. The bank has confirmed that it will require written authorization before disclosing any further information to agents of clients.

For more information, visit:

http://www.privcom.gc.ca/cf-dc/2003/cf-dc_030806_01_e.asp