B.C. Court of Appeal upholds Privacy Act claims against Capital One in certifying class action

By Karunjit Singh (July 8, 2024, 5:17 PM EDT) -- The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a class action against financial services giant Capital One over a 2019 data breach that affected six million Canadians, ruling that it was not plain and obvious that Privacy Act claims against the company as a data custodian were bound to fail....