Canada – Foreign Control of Communications Sector
Today during parliamentary hearings, Konrad von Finckenstein, chairman of the CRTC, said “The control of the communications sector should stay in Canadian hands. No foreign entity should own more than 49 per cent”. Relying on committee discussion of…
Canada: Privacy Commissioner Creates a Buzz
Last week, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, along with nine other privacy commissioners, released a public letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, expressing concern that the Internet giant was forgetting its privacy responsibilities arising, primarily, in relation to…