Category Archives: Sectors – Telecommunications

Advertising & Privacy: The Future is Here: U.S. Federal Trade Commission Publishes Facial Recognition Technologies Report

“In the 2002 film Minority Report, Steven Spielberg imagined a world in which companies use biometric technology to identify us and serve us targeted ads.  Ten years later, that vision is coming closer to reality.  Having overcome the high costs and poor accuracy that once … Read the rest of this entry »

CRTC Announces Public Consultations on New Mandatory Wireless Code

In the second of two recent major announcements (the first being yesterday’s release of the CRTC’s inaugural guidelines under Canada’s impending anti-spam legislation – see: here), Canada’s telecom regulator today announced public consultations on a new mandatory wireless code.  The thrust of the new consultations appears … Read the rest of this entry »

CRTC Issues First New Canadian Anti-spam Legislation Guidelines

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

CRTC, FTC and Australian ACMA Crack Down on Indian Telemarketers

In an interesting case earlier this week, the CRTC announced that it had taken enforcement action against two India-based firms for breaching Canadian telemarketing laws under the National Do Not Call List (DNCL). The CRTC ordered Pecon Software Ltd. and Avaneesh Software Private Limited to … Read the rest of this entry »

Contests are Contracts: Are You Covered By Your Rules?

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada).  These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »

Competition Bureau September In Brief – Includes Online and Mobile Fraud Sweep

On September 28, 2012, the Competition Bureau published its September In Brief newsletter, which includes recent announcements of the appointment of John Pecman as Interim Commissioner of Competition, publication of the Bureau’s final Abuse of Dominance Guidelines, commencement of its new misleading advertising suit against … Read the rest of this entry »

Using Social Media for Your Contest? Do You Know the Rules?

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada).  These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »

Competition Bureau Posts New Acting Commissioner of Competition: John Pecman

The Competition Bureau has updated its organizational chart with John Pecman (formerly head of the Criminal Matters Branch) as Acting Commissioner of Competition.  From the Bureau: “John Pecman is Acting Commissioner of Competition. The Commissioner is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Competition … Read the rest of this entry »