Canada’s Privacy Commissioner welcomes Federal Court of Appeal decision that Google’s search engine service is subject to Canada’s federal privacy law

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On [Date], Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, issued a statement regarding the Federal Court of Appeal's decision on Google's search engine service. The court upheld the Federal Court's decision that Google's search engine is subject to federal privacy law under the Personal information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The decision clarifies that Google is not exempt from PIPEDA under the journalistic purposes exemption, and brings welcome clarity to this area of the law.