David TS Fraser
@privacylawyer.ca
Canadian internet and privacy law counsel to global companies.
Is #LawfulAccess back? Is the government planning to revive #BillC2? blog.privacylawyer.ca/2025/11/is-l...
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Is #LawfulAccess back? Is the government planning to revive #BillC2? blog.privacylawyer.ca/2025/11/is-l...
Gov't officials just surprised many by apparently calling for the revival of #LawfulAccess measures from #BillC2. Here's my take on it, with some corrections/clarifications of some pretty problematic statements from gov't officials.
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Is Lawful Access Back? With comments on the govt's' disinformation-filled attempt to revive it
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
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November 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Gov't officials just surprised many by apparently calling for the revival of #LawfulAccess measures from #BillC2. Here's my take on it, with some corrections/clarifications of some pretty problematic statements from gov't officials.
youtu.be/h9_amTjosn8
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I agree 100% with this strong condemnation of the government hiding retroactive amendments to erase its clear liability to veterans. www.mcinnescooper.com/news/mcinnes...
McInnes Cooper Raises Concerns Over Proposed Veterans’ Legislation
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November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I agree 100% with this strong condemnation of the government hiding retroactive amendments to erase its clear liability to veterans. www.mcinnescooper.com/news/mcinnes...
Looks like the government is trying to breathe some life back into #BillC2 #LawfulAccess. Ugh.
Reversing the Reversal?: Government Puts Privacy Invasive Lawful Access Back on the Agenda
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/11/reve...
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Reversing the Reversal?: Government Puts Privacy Invasive Lawful Access Back on the Agenda - Michael Geist
Last month, the government seemingly reversed course on its lawful access plans to grant law enforcement powers to demand warrantless access to personal information from any provider of a service in C...
www.michaelgeist.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Looks like the government is trying to breathe some life back into #BillC2 #LawfulAccess. Ugh.
For anyone doing legal education on social media: check out @kylalee.ca. This is next level: www.tiktok.com/@kylaleelawy...
You asked and I will deliver. Here is part one of my legal battle with the alcohol beverage company that owns the sour puss brand. story time from in the trenches of intellectual property law. ##sto...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
For anyone doing legal education on social media: check out @kylalee.ca. This is next level: www.tiktok.com/@kylaleelawy...
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The government's Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-15) features several notable digital policy provisions. First, it implements the repeal of the Digital Services Tax.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The government's Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-15) features several notable digital policy provisions. First, it implements the repeal of the Digital Services Tax.
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Can lawyers safely use AI on client files or Crown disclosure?
Law society and Crown policies don’t offer clear answers.
Even “legal AI” tools like Lexis’ Protégé leave room for doubt.
Some lawyers — and courts — are turning to the nuclear option: running AI offline.
Law society and Crown policies don’t offer clear answers.
Even “legal AI” tools like Lexis’ Protégé leave room for doubt.
Some lawyers — and courts — are turning to the nuclear option: running AI offline.
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Can lawyers safely use AI on client files or Crown disclosure?
Law society and Crown policies don’t offer clear answers.
Even “legal AI” tools like Lexis’ Protégé leave room for doubt.
Some lawyers — and courts — are turning to the nuclear option: running AI offline.
Law society and Crown policies don’t offer clear answers.
Even “legal AI” tools like Lexis’ Protégé leave room for doubt.
Some lawyers — and courts — are turning to the nuclear option: running AI offline.
Can doctors claim a privacy violation because RateMDs creates profiles and ranks them without consent? The BC Court of Appeal says no. Civil #privacy claims require information that’s really “private”. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/AqmvwTs0qAA
Online reviews and privacy claims: Lessons from RateMDs v Bluler (BCCA)
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
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November 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Can doctors claim a privacy violation because RateMDs creates profiles and ranks them without consent? The BC Court of Appeal says no. Civil #privacy claims require information that’s really “private”. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/AqmvwTs0qAA
This was interesting, but I wish there had been some discussion about the alleged need for Part 15 of #BillC2
"CSIS director holds rare news conference"
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"CSIS director holds rare news conference"
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CSIS director holds rare news conference
YouTube video by CBC News
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November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This was interesting, but I wish there had been some discussion about the alleged need for Part 15 of #BillC2
"CSIS director holds rare news conference"
youtu.be/0c3CiMUrCrM
"CSIS director holds rare news conference"
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I recently spoke with CBC's Manjula Selvarajah about the deeply problematic #BillS209 "Verified age-gating on the internet" www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I recently spoke with CBC's Manjula Selvarajah about the deeply problematic #BillS209 "Verified age-gating on the internet" www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
A wild poppy growing on Vimy Ridge, photographed earlier this year.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A wild poppy growing on Vimy Ridge, photographed earlier this year.
After a closed door “consultation”, the Nova Scotia government tabled and passed a compete replacement of our public sector FOI and privacy law, coming into force in 2027. The good, the bad and the meh, on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/3v2F9u3IRlo #NSPoli #privacy #FOI #foipop
Nova Scotia's new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Bill 150)
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
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November 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
After a closed door “consultation”, the Nova Scotia government tabled and passed a compete replacement of our public sector FOI and privacy law, coming into force in 2027. The good, the bad and the meh, on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/3v2F9u3IRlo #NSPoli #privacy #FOI #foipop
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wait until you see what happens after the 3rd vote
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
wait until you see what happens after the 3rd vote
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Join us at #CIGF for a panel on Cybersecurity in Canada. Hear experts Jon Ferguson, @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social, Kate Robertson, @cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social & Andre Arbour discuss today’s biggest cyber threats and how we can strengthen Canada’s defences.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Join us at #CIGF for a panel on Cybersecurity in Canada. Hear experts Jon Ferguson, @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social, Kate Robertson, @cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social & Andre Arbour discuss today’s biggest cyber threats and how we can strengthen Canada’s defences.
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Potentially a big move from the EC to make Europe a bit more hospitable to AI, trying to put a stop to all the data protection authority investigations into AI model development and deployment in Europe
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Potentially a big move from the EC to make Europe a bit more hospitable to AI, trying to put a stop to all the data protection authority investigations into AI model development and deployment in Europe
I am looking forward to this amazing technology / privacy / AI law conference, hosted at the Schulich School of Law in Halifax. Check out the list of great speakers. www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-t...
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I am looking forward to this amazing technology / privacy / AI law conference, hosted at the Schulich School of Law in Halifax. Check out the list of great speakers. www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-t...
I've seen a few people online giving kudos to the LaSalle police for laying charges based on alleged antisemitic online posts. The cynic in me assumes that it was more likely the threats against the police that got the attention of the police. www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
Hate crime charge laid against LaSalle man after online threats
LaSalle police have charged a man following a hate crime investigation.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I've seen a few people online giving kudos to the LaSalle police for laying charges based on alleged antisemitic online posts. The cynic in me assumes that it was more likely the threats against the police that got the attention of the police. www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
Even with this sanitized (not declassified) report from NSICOP, nowhere is the case made out for Bill C-2's intercept technologies or even the specifics of what they're asking for. If the public safety minister were to release what he'd propose as regulations, we could have a real discussion.
Do police and CSIS need new “lawful intercept” powers to keep up with technology?
Parliament says yes. But in a new declassified report meant to justify Bill C-2, it offers little hard data to back this up.
Parliament says yes. But in a new declassified report meant to justify Bill C-2, it offers little hard data to back this up.
October 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Even with this sanitized (not declassified) report from NSICOP, nowhere is the case made out for Bill C-2's intercept technologies or even the specifics of what they're asking for. If the public safety minister were to release what he'd propose as regulations, we could have a real discussion.
I was happy to talk with @cattunney.bsky.social about #BillC2's #lawfulaccess provisions, which the government apparently still is pushing. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
With Bill C-2’s fate uncertain, spy agency argues its ability to do its job ‘eroding’ | CBC News
With the fate of the Liberal government’s security bill in doubt, Canada’s spy agency is laying its cards on the table, arguing for urgent change to how it legally accesses Canadians’ electronic infor...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I was happy to talk with @cattunney.bsky.social about #BillC2's #lawfulaccess provisions, which the government apparently still is pushing. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada’s privacy regulators want TikTok to keep kids off the platform — but how far should companies go to prove a user’s age? And what about the privacy of other users? And they apparently want even longer privacy policies. Hmm. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/YWCno6K9XX8
Canada's Privacy Regulators vs. TikTok: A critical overview
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
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October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Canada’s privacy regulators want TikTok to keep kids off the platform — but how far should companies go to prove a user’s age? And what about the privacy of other users? And they apparently want even longer privacy policies. Hmm. New on my YouTube channel: youtu.be/YWCno6K9XX8
Children's privacy and online safety involving minors is the most rapidly evolving area in technology law. I'm thrilled to join this fantastic panel at the 2025 Canadian Technology Law Association Fall Conference. More details here: cantechlaw.ca/event-6257484
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Children's privacy and online safety involving minors is the most rapidly evolving area in technology law. I'm thrilled to join this fantastic panel at the 2025 Canadian Technology Law Association Fall Conference. More details here: cantechlaw.ca/event-6257484
If you are in Ottawa next Wednesday, this will be a great and informative discussion about developing AI policy in Canada. The line-up of speakers is fantastic. Register (free!) using this link:
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October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If you are in Ottawa next Wednesday, this will be a great and informative discussion about developing AI policy in Canada. The line-up of speakers is fantastic. Register (free!) using this link:
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What a story to come out while the Senate LCJC Ctee holds its hearings on Bill S-209 (i.e. "age assurance"). Could see this as a kind of privacy version of the heckler's veto by those against such legislation, leaving lawmakers btwn rock and hard place in terms of holistic privacy and safety aims.
BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.
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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What a story to come out while the Senate LCJC Ctee holds its hearings on Bill S-209 (i.e. "age assurance"). Could see this as a kind of privacy version of the heckler's veto by those against such legislation, leaving lawmakers btwn rock and hard place in terms of holistic privacy and safety aims.
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There is always a risk government moves forward later with lawful access, a law enforcement policy dream that seemingly never dies. But for now, this is a huge, embarrassing reversal. After months of defending warrantless access, it is moving on without it.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/gove...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/gove...
Government Reverses on Bill C-2: Removes Lawful Access Warrantless Demand Powers in New Border Bill - Michael Geist
The government today reversed course on its ill-advised anti-privacy measures in Bill C-2, introducing a new border bill with the lawful access provisions (Parts 14 and 15) removed. The move is welcom...
www.michaelgeist.ca
October 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
There is always a risk government moves forward later with lawful access, a law enforcement policy dream that seemingly never dies. But for now, this is a huge, embarrassing reversal. After months of defending warrantless access, it is moving on without it.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/gove...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/gove...
So it appears that the government has not abandoned #lawfulaccess, but have effectively split their border bill in two. The new #BillC12 includes all the old stuff other than lawful access and they'll push forward with lawful access in #BillC2 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Liberals introduce 2nd border bill with aim to quickly pass less controversial measures | CBC News
The Liberal government has split its border security bill in two in the hope of seeing some measures pass swiftly while giving Canadians more time to evaluate other, more contentious ones.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
So it appears that the government has not abandoned #lawfulaccess, but have effectively split their border bill in two. The new #BillC12 includes all the old stuff other than lawful access and they'll push forward with lawful access in #BillC2 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...