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Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data
BY The Canadian Press, Jul 7, 2023 6:58 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Justice Jasvinder Basran's ruling says the privacy commissioner must reconsider its findings after notifying Airbnb hosts about the potential release of the information. (Photo: The Canadian Press)
Airbnb has won a court ruling that quashes an order from British Columbia's privacy commissioner that would have identified hosts and their home addresses in Vancouver.
The B.C. Supreme Court ruling released Wednesday says the Information and Privacy Commissioner got it wrong when it ordered the City of Vancouver to release the information about hosts who hold short-term rental licences without notifying them.
Justice Jasvinder Basran's ruling says the privacy commissioner must reconsider its findings after notifying Airbnb hosts about the potential release of the information.
The ruling says both the City of Vancouver and the company had opposed releasing the records to an unnamed "John Doe" party, claiming the information could be used to harm the property owners.
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