Webinar, Panel 5 | Protection in the Internet Era: Privacy, Defamation and Online Reputation (1:28:05)

Panel Five| Protection in the Internet Era: Privacy, Defamation and Online Reputation
Thursday, October 17, 2019  Ι  9:00 – 10:30 am

Language: Pierre-Luc Déziel (in French), Sue Gratton (in English), Frédéric Letendre (in French)

Accreditation: Accredited in provinces where CLE requirements for lawyers are mandatory (1 hr 20). / Formation dont l’admissibilité a été confirmée par le Barreau du Québec aux fins de la formation continue obligatoire, pour une durée de 1 h 20.

This panel will address the strains on the right to privacy produced by the fast evolution of new technologies. Along with data protection and security, the panellists will reflect on the role of the law of defamation in an environment of poor-quality information and distributed information ecosystems. How fragile have our online reputations become in the age of the internet?

Chair

The Honourable Judge Catherine Pilon, Court of Québec

Speakers

  • Professor Pierre-Luc Déziel, Droit des technologies de l’information, Faculty of Law, Université Laval, Quebec City
  • Dr. Sue Gratton, Counsel, Law Commission of Ontario
  • Mr. Frédéric Letendre, Co-Founder, Yulex Attorneys and Strategists

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