Michael Geist writes:
… Canadian Uber users can be forgiven for wondering whether the company takes their privacy rights seriously since it does not even have a Canada-specific privacy policy. The Uber website features three privacy policies: one for the United States, one for South Korea, and a global catch-all for users in 48 other countries. That approach effectively lumps Canadians into a privacy policy shared by users everywhere from Beirut to Beijing to Bogota.
The policy identifies certain privacy rights (and seeks to bring global users under a European Union privacy umbrella), but does nothing to ensure that it is fully compliant with Canadian privacy law standards. Interestingly, the company does have a Canada-specific user agreement, so the company’s legal rights are designed to comply with Canadian law.
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