The Ashley Madison Leak – Part Two of Two: Off-duty Conduct
For employers across Canada, the recent data leak of client information taken from the extramarital dating site Ashley Madison has initiated widespread discussions about workplace confidentiality and behaviour. Last week, we reviewed the law surrounding the repercussions of a breach of confidential information by an employee. In part two of our two-part series, we examine […]
The Ashley Madison Leak – Part One of Two: Breach of Confidentiality
As you have undoubtedly heard, the confidential user data of extramarital dating site Ashley Madison was recently leaked. The data leak, which included users’ personal emails and credit card information, has resulted in a class-action lawsuit against Avid Life Media (the Toronto-based parent company of Ashley Madison) and possible links to hate crimes, extortion and […]