Ontario court dismisses intrusion upon seclusion claims in class actions against corporations

By Anosha Khan ( November 28, 2022, 5:17 PM EST) -- In a trilogy of cases, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the tort of intrusion upon seclusion cannot be found where there is a privacy breach caused by companies’ negligence in storing information, since the companies are not “vicariously liable” for the conduct of hackers or others....