David Fraser

Privacylawyer - Canadian privacy and technology law with David Fraser

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Award-winning info about Canadian privacy and tech law from Canadian privacy lawyer David Fraser. Seriously, I won a Canadian Law Blog Award (Clawbie!) in 2023 for the YouTube version of this channel.

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Alberta privacy law violates freedom of expression; big implications for ALL Canadian privacy laws 17.05.2025 14:46

In Clearview AI Inc v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2025 ABKB 287, the Alberta Court of King's Bench determined that Alberta's privacy law violates the guarantee of freedom of expression in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This has implications for ALL Canadian private sector privacy laws. The Alberta Court of Kings Bench Decision is here: https://canlii.ca/t/kc1r5 The Joint P...

Mandatory ID collection into a police database violates the Charter: R v Khairullah 30.03.2025 9:57

The recent case of R v Khairullah, 2025 ABCJ 14, found that the "know your customer" requirements for scrap metal dealers in Alberta violates Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court determined that requiring scrap metal dealers to collect and record personal information of sellers, and then provide it to a police-accessible database, makes the dealers agents of the stat...

How laws apply to ”freedom of expression auditors” and ”cop-watchers” in Canada. 02.03.2025 25:06

My previous related videos: ► Recording the police in public in Canada https://youtu.be/O6k64hDQn3U ► Do photography/videography bans in police stations and "public" buildings violate the Charter? https://youtu.be/nxv7RyCmcuk ► Taking photos and recording videos in public places for personal purposes https://youtu.be/KQJuWrunUVs Where you can find me ► Privacylawyer blog: https://blog.privacylawye...