Update on EBay PowerSelling
I have posted previously about Canada Revenue Agency going after EBay Powersellers for failing to report income on their taxes. PowerSellers are those individuals who have achieved a certain volume of sales on EBay. EBay Canada had been refusing to provide CRA with contact information and sales statistics for these PowerSellers, claiming that the information was inaccessible to them because it […]
Ticketmaster violates privacy laws
Back in April, the Privacy Commissioner released a summary of the Ticketmaster case. At issue was Ticketmaster’s practice of disclosing personal information of customers to third parties for marketing purposes. The problem was that there were no opt-out provision provided if customers did not want their personal information used for this purpose. If you tried to purchase tickets […]
floatfilms.com
Take a look at a new website recently launched by Ottawa entrepreneur, Heidi Lasi. It’s called floatfilms.com. Heidi is making a series of relaxation videos which can be ordered directly from her website. If you’re trying to unwind, or you want something a little different to look at during your workout, you can preview the first video online here.
Facebook violating privacy rights?
It was only a matter of time before someone launched a privacy complaint against a social networking site. Facebook is the focus of a recent complaint submitted by a group of University of Ottawa law students. For details, look at today’s post on Aydin Mirzaee’s blog.
How much privacy can any person reasonably expect when they are posting personal pictures […]
No more unsolicited emails?
If you’re like me, you get a lot of unsolicited marketing emails in your in-box every morning. A new Bill was introduced earlier this month to regulate commercial email practices- Bill S-235, the Anti-Spam Act. Although the Bill has only received first reading in the Senate, the proposed legislation contains provisions that could affect the way email marketing is […]
