Does The BC Privacy Act Trump Facebook's Terms Of Use? The SCC Will Weigh In

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to entertain arguments in the appeal of Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2015 BCCA 279.

At the heart of the case is whether BC residents can rely on the legislative protections in the Privacy Act, or whether Facebook can rely on its terms of use as a contract which trumps BC law and jurisdiction. The decision may have wide ranging ramifications for privacy rights on the internet: are privacy rights fundamental and inalienable human rights, or can (must) we contract out of them when we agree to use a...