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In R. v. Orlandis-Habsburgo the Ontario Court of Appeal revisited the Supreme Court of Canada decisions in R. v. Spencer, R. v. Gomboc, and R. v. Plant. The case involved the routine sharing of energy consumption data between an electricity provider and the police. Horizon Utilities Corp. (Horizon) had a practice of regularly reviewing its customers’ energy consumption records, including monthly consumption figures as well as patterns of consumption throughout the day. When Horizon encountered…

Skirmishes over right to freely access and use “publicly available” data hosted by internet platform companies have led to an interesting decision from the U.S. District Court from the Northern District of California. The decision is on a motion for an interlocutory injunction, so it does not decide the merits of the competing claims. Nevertheless, it provides insight into a set of issues that are likely only to increase in importance as these rich troves…