During the Holocaust, a Polish Catholic single mother, Francizska Halamajowa, secreted 15 Jews away from the Nazis. Two families hid for years in the hay loft of her pigsty, while another family lived under the floor in her kitchen. She also hid a deserter from the German army in her attic. To evade suspicion, she curried favour with German officers. She even hosted dinner parties directly above the hole where one family hid.

Canadian users of Facebook may be familiar with the process of “tagging” photos – adding the names of the people to images – but they may not be familiar with the ‘Tag Suggestion’ feature on Facebook. Tag Suggestions, which automatically scans photos uploaded to the social media site in an attempt to identify for the names of those pictured, has not been available in Canada or Europe, despite being introduced in the US in 2010, due to stricter privacy laws. The feature was the subject of a recent putative class action ruling from the United States District Court in California.

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Lucas Gindin is an IPilogue Editor and a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.