Update on Privacy Law
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The Ontario Court of Appeal (Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32) has recognized the tort of invasion of privacy or “intrusion upon seclusion,†acknowledging a right in Canada to sue when an individual’s privacy is intentionally invaded by another individual. This case had to do with one bank employee accessing the bank records of another employee, without permission. Ultimately the claimant was awarded damages in the amount of $10,000 for breach of her privacy rights.
Read the full article here from the Field Privacy Group.
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[…] and appropriation of personality rights.  In the analysis, the court considered the tort of “intrusion upon seclusionâ€, which was designed to provide a remedy for conduct that intrudes upon private affairs where […]