TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
- October 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
TD Bank has agreed to pay US$3 billion in fines and penalties for failing to maintain an anti-money laundering program and became the first bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. The bank’s failure…
A New F.T.C. Report Finds a Vast Surveillance Ecosystem
- September 30, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Social Media and Video Streaming Services have become a ubiquitous part of life and culture in the digital age. But these services do more than let their users connect with the world from the palm of their hands. A new…
The George Santos Indictments
- September 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Former member of the United States House of Representatives George Santos has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after a tumultuous year plagued by scandal. The charges stemmed from inflating fundraising numbers and faking donor names to…
Is There a Privacy Interest in Car Crash Data?
- August 31, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In a recent opinion that may have broader reach in the world of connected cars the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously held there is no expectation of information privacy in data contained in a motor vehicle event data recorder. Although…
U.S. Fifth Circuit Rules Geofence Warrants Are Unconstituional
- August 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Geofence warrants have been held to be unconstitutional in a recent opinion delivered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sparking praise for its critique of digital dragnets and concerns about the broader implications whether any…