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Canadian Privacy Law v. E-Mail Harvesting

Posted by timothy on from the sticky-wicket dept.

sbowles writes "Canada's Privacy Commisioner has ruled that a business e-mail address is personal information protected under the federal privacy legislation (PIPEDA). Law professor Michael Geist (a leading e-commerce and privacy law expert) received an unsolicited request to buy seasons tickets from the local football team. His e-mail address had been harvested from a University website. The ruling indicated that 'You are allowed to collect and use publicly available information, but the use has to be directly related to the purpose for which the information appears in a directory or notice.'"

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  1. Duh by mboverload · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh Canada oh Canada, why can't we have ye common sense in USA?

    1. Re:Duh by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 5, Funny
      Oh Canada oh Canada, why can't we have ye common sense in USA?
      That's because common sense costs nothing. For something to be available in the US, someone has to charge you for it.
  2. Too bad... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad canadian law only applies in Canada...

  3. Re:just be self responsible by mboverload · · Score: 4, Funny

    I tried using a new hotmail account to get rid of spam...didn't work.

  4. But that's what makes them Commies, doesn't it? by gelfling · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean it's all well and good to have LAWS that Protect PEOPLE, but that's lesbo potsmoking terrorist homosexual communism. And that's what we're fighting against, isn't it people? Or do you HATE freedomlibertylibertyfreedomfreedom and Jesus?

    Now get in line and leave your luggage on the platform. You're only being relocated to the east.

    1. Re:But that's what makes them Commies, doesn't it? by rs79 · · Score: 4, Funny

      " but that's lesbo potsmoking terrorist homosexual communism."

      Mpegs?

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  5. Too bad US law ... by handy_vandal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Too bad canadian law only applies in Canada...

    As opposed to US law which applies ... um, everywhere.

    I think Monty Python put it well: "I favor a tax on all foreigners living abroad."

    -kgj

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