Telus case calls role of privacy commissioner into question

摘要

A recent federal court decision to overturn one of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's first findings under the country's Privacy Act has raised questions about how well the commissioner can enforce the law. Matthew Englander, a Vancouver-based lawyer who brought a complaint against Telus minutes after the act came into effect four years ago, won a partial victory last November, when an appeals court said Telus did not go to sufficient lengths to inform him of how telephone directory listings could be used.