Canadian Privacy Act

Posted by michael on Friday February 13, 2004 @09:34AM from the bless-canada dept.

Nos. writes "Yesterday, I happened upon an Act that came into effect in Canada on January 1, 2004. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act protects almost every bit of personal information not publicly available. For example, your name, race, date of birth, income, etc. are protected where your address and telephone number are not (these are generally available in the telephone book). Some of the more interesting parts of the faq include such wonderful things as: '[businesses must] supply you with a product or a service even if you refuse consent for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information unless the information is essential to the transaction'. Definitely a step in the right direction."

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Damn. by American+AC+in+Paris · 2004-02-13 09:38 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...so does this make Canada the land of the free and the home of the 'eh?'

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Re:Fake data by southpolesammy · 2004-02-13 09:57 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Go Cubs!

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Re:Canada, beautiful Canada by multipartmixed · 2004-02-13 10:18 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The how do you explain Canadian Idol?

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Definitely a step in the right direction. by imbaczek · 2004-02-13 10:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Or just common sense for Euros :grin: