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North American Corporate Privacy Comparison
Scooter[AMMO] writes "The Toronto Star has published an article on a study comparing the way companies protect the privacy of their customers, which is surely a topic of interest to most /.'ers. Choice quote: 'The study, the first to compare the corporate privacy practices of comparable Canadian and U.S. firms, found that Canadian businesses see their privacy practices as an opportunity to improve relations with customers, while their U.S. counterparts viewed privacy measures more as a way of complying with legislation and avoiding civil lawsuits.'"
So Canadian Companies have privacy options to keep the customer happy and the United Stated has it to keep from being sued!
Democracy in action! Only in America you can get sued for knowing someone's name and address!
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson
I have two Safeway Club cards. One has the wrong user information on it, so they can't track squat. The other has my real data on it, but its only used when I buy condoms and sour cream.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Yes. It borders Canada.
I'm in the hole of the broadband donut.
I find this very strange coming out of an essentially socialist country.
Isn't it nice when you can box up complex democracies and give them simple, clear-cut black and white titles?
Definitions
Capitalism (AKA the USA): Citizens are forced, through an extremely heavy handed beauracracy (the IRS) of an overbearing government, to hand over a good part of their paycheque to subsidize farmers who can't make ends meet, steel makers that are uncompetitive, a wood industry that just can't cut it, pardon the pun, among a vast and endless array of special interests. Every citizen is forced to support a massive military, whether they like it or not, as well as a massive social structure (primarily for the poor and elderly). Every single citizen who can afford it opts into healthcare through a private insurer.
Socialism (AKA Canada): Oh, they have universal healthcare like the rest of the world. SOCIALIST!
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson
"Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance
Americans think 100 years is a long time"