Author Archives: Emily Laidlaw

About Emily Laidlaw

Associate Professor. Member of the Alberta Bar. Please click here for more information.

COVID-19 and Cellphone Surveillance

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Joel Reardon, Emily Laidlaw, and Greg Hagen PDF Version: COVID-19 and Cellphone Surveillance Matter Commented On: Premier Jason Kenney’s Address on the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 7, 2020) Last week in Premier Kenney’s address to the province, he announced (at … Continue reading →

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R v Jarvis, A Technologically Mindful Approach to the Meaning of Reasonable Expectation of Privacy

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily Laidlaw PDF Version: R v Jarvis, A Technologically Mindful Approach to the Meaning of Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Case Commented On: R v Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10 (CanLII) Last week the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its … Continue reading →

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A Right to be Forgotten Online: A Response to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner Draft Position

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily Laidlaw PDF Version: A Right to be Forgotten Online: A Response to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner Draft Position Document Commented On: Draft OPC Position on Online Reputation The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) published its draft … Continue reading →

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@CanadaCreep and Privacy: Developing the Tort of Invasion of Privacy

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily Laidlaw PDF Version: @CanadaCreep and Privacy: Developing the Tort of Invasion of Privacy As I prepared to write a blog post about the future of privacy the story broke of @CanadaCreep, the Twitter account with 17,000 followers that posted … Continue reading →

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Pritchard v Van Nes: Imposing Liability on Perpetrator Zero of Defamatory Facebook Posts Gone Viral

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily Laidlaw PDF Version: Pritchard v Van Nes: Imposing Liability on Perpetrator Zero of Defamatory Facebook Posts Gone Viral Case Commented On: Pritchard v Van Nes, 2016 BCSC 686 Justice Saunders of the British Columbia Supreme Court recently decided Pritchard … Continue reading →

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