Lawyers stumped by privacy act

The murky depths of the privacy issue (or non-issue, depending on how you view it) created by the effect of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) seems pretty opaque right now. But, as this item in The Globe and Mail shows with regard to the law's impact on law firms, "you ain't seen nothing yet."

The law has wrinkles that need to be worked out which probably nobody foresaw in the good intent of four years ago. One of two things is going to happen: (a) we're going to have a significant shift in information transmission and holding -- short term very likely; or (b) the Court will start changing the law through a number of challenges, and the whole world of privacy and information, etc. is going to be (d)evolving for the next decade.

Should create "privacy" job opportunities though . . . for those who care and get on board early.

Posted by Grayson at January 26, 2004 07:46 AM