'Intrusion upon Seclusion' ? The Tort Whose Time Has Come?
Author | Bernice Karn |
Pages | 305-315 |
IntrusionuponSeclusion
TheTortWhoseTimeHasCome
Bernice Karn*
WiththeenactmentofthePersonalInformationProtectionandElectronic
DocumentsActor PIPEDACanadaarguablybecameoneoftheworld-
wideleaders for the protect ion ofp ersonal information in commerce
PIPEDAhadbeenprecededbytheenactmentofprivatesectorprivacy
legislationinQuebecwhichwassoonfollowedbyprovinciallegisla-
tion in Alberta and British Columbia Givent heprotec tions aorded
byeachofthesestatutesintheirrespectiveprovincestheGovernorin
CouncilhasissuedOrdersexemptingorganizationsfromtheprovisions
ofPartofPIPEDAinrespectofthecollectionuseanddisclosureof
personalinformationwithinthoseprovincesAllofthesestatutesseek
toregulatethecollectionuseanddisclosureofpersonalinformation
inthecourseofcommercialactivitiesInadditionfederalandprovin-
cialstatutesinCanadaprovideprotectionforthepersonalinformation
BerniceKarnisapartnerintheBusinessLawGroupatCasselsBrockBlackwell
LLPwhereshepractisesintellectualpropertylawTheassistanceofSaraLefton
studentatlawinthepreparationofthispaperisgratefullyacknowledged
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AnActrespectingtheProtectionofpersonalinformationintheprivatesectorRSQcP
PersonalInformationProtectionActSAcPPersonalInformationProtectionAct
SBCc
OrganizationsintheProvinceofQuebecExemptionOrderPCCGaz
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