I've sent e-mails on this issue to the Provincial and Federal Privacy Commissioners, so we'll see what their take on the issue is. Details to follow...
Patrick
The spammers are in Ontario you say?
The spammers are SELLING personally identifiable information (e-mail addresses) you say?
I'm not an expert...oh wait, I am...without the consent of the address owners, this guy is in clear violation of PIPEDA (the new, federal privacy act).
Patrick
Hi folks,
I actually work on Privacy Compliance issues in Toronto, so I've known about the Act coming for a while. For more information on Privacy legislation in Canada, there's an excellent site maintained by a lawyer in Ottawa: http://www.privacyinfo.ca/
In particular, check out the cases (decisions) that have been investigated by the Federal Privacy Commissioner. Seems that the banks and telecom companies are consistently the worst offenders of privacy laws. Radio Shack hasn't even shown up yet;)
Ogmios
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I've sent e-mails on this issue to the Provincial and Federal Privacy Commissioners, so we'll see what their take on the issue is. Details to follow... Patrick
The spammers are in Ontario you say? The spammers are SELLING personally identifiable information (e-mail addresses) you say? I'm not an expert...oh wait, I am...without the consent of the address owners, this guy is in clear violation of PIPEDA (the new, federal privacy act). Patrick
Hi folks, I actually work on Privacy Compliance issues in Toronto, so I've known about the Act coming for a while. For more information on Privacy legislation in Canada, there's an excellent site maintained by a lawyer in Ottawa: http://www.privacyinfo.ca/ In particular, check out the cases (decisions) that have been investigated by the Federal Privacy Commissioner. Seems that the banks and telecom companies are consistently the worst offenders of privacy laws. Radio Shack hasn't even shown up yet ;)
Ogmios