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3rd Party Anti-Piracy Reports (like Smartflow) Are Admissible in Copyright Claims
In Trimble Solutions Corporation v. Quantum Dynamics Inc., 2021 FC 63 the plaintiffs brought an ex parte motion for default judgment in the context of copyright infringement in a software program. Relying on an infringement report generated by a third party anti-piracy software program, the plaintiff produced overwhelming evidence of unauthorized copying. The Federal Court accepted this electronic evidence of infringement, despite the plaintiffs not having access to the defendants’ actual devices on which the alleged copies were made. The court elaborates on its findings: “[60] While it is, from a practical perspective, impossible to know who was using the devices at the precise times indicated in each incident report, there…
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Le télétravail exige une réforme ciblée
Selon le Syndicat de professionnelles et professionnels du gouvernement du Québec (SPGQ), le projet de loi 59 censé moderniser le régime de santé et sécurité du travail souffre d’une déficience majeure: il fait abstraction du télétravail. https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2021/01/26/projet-de-loi-59-un-syndicat-deplore-labsence-de-balises-encadrant-le-teletravail
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CPRA Into CPAA, California Privacy Upgraded
The CPRA introduces amendments to the CCPA of existing provisions of Title 1.81.5 of the California Civil Code (currently known as the CCPA and codified at Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq) and adds new provisions (related to the establishment California Privacy Protection Agency). It is unclear, however, whether Title 1.81.5 will continue to be known as the CCPA or will instead be known as CPRA effective Jan. 1, 2023. The CPRA took effect on Dec. 16, 2020, but most of the provisions revising the CCPA won’t become “operative” until Jan. 1, 2023. Here is a diagram breaking down the two statutes and outlining how the CPRA expands the…
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La CNESST contribue au non-Respect de l’exigence de télétravail
On dirait que la CNESST intervient seulement après un reportage RDI. Il ne suffit pas que le ministre ait dit mille fois que le télétravail est obligatoire. C’est comme si les inspecteurs de la CNESST venaient de découvrir qu’il y a une pandémie. Voilà qu’ils ne sont pas tous sur la même page, notamment celle qui les oblige d’intervenir en cas de signalement de non-respect de l’exigence de télétravail. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1764739/teletravail-refus-difficulte-employe-aide-cnesst
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Déverrouillage d’appareils électroniques par les forces de l’ordre; Données conservées chez des tiers états-uniens
De plus en plus de services policiers au Canada, à l’instar de l’Agence des services frontaliers, font l’acquisition de technologies permettant de déverrouiller un téléphone cellulaire ou une tablette protégés par un mot de passe. Pour effectuer ce type de déverrouillage, les agents doivent obtenir une autorisation judiciaire (mandat). Or, ce n’est pas l’autorisation judiciaire qui pose problème en l’espèce, mais un détail beaucoup plus insidieux. Ainsi, on apprend que pour épargner de l’argent sur les licences des logiciels de déverouillage, certaines services policiers ont décidé de stocker les données ainsi obtenues sur des plateformes info-nuagiques (cloud) appartenant à des tiers du secteur privé, situés aux États-Unis. Ce constat oblige…
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WhatsApp Controversy
In response to Apple’s new data disclosure requirements, WhatsApp informed users last week that certain data points, such as the user’s profile status, login activity, contact list, purchases, and financial information, may be shared with businesses and the third parties they use. Unless you consent to totally unacceptable 3rd party data sharing of your personal and financial information, your account will be deleted anyway. Therefore delete it before it deletes you. https://www.fastcompany.com/90593066/whatsapp-facebook-privacy-ultimatum This article discusses one of the most unhinged antitrust defendants in the history of litigation. The alternative to Whasapp is Telegram or Signal. The simple reason that big tech anti-trust defendants are backing Signal at the moment however…
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