PIPEDA Case Summary #2009-014: When applying for a personal membership at a store, an individual was asked to supply the store with her driver’s licence number and date of birth. No purpose for collecting this personal information was offered, and when she later requested access to it, her request and follow-ups were ignored until this…
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Consumer protection agencies need privacy definitions (commentary)
Ari Schwartz of CDT writes: Internet privacy continues to be a major concern among Americans. In a recent study, the Annenberg School found that 69 percent of American adults feel there should be a law that gives people the right to know everything that a website knows about them; 92 percent of those surveyed believe…
Google blames ‘human error’ for data leak
Jeremy Kirk reports: Google is apologizing after it mistakenly e-mailed potentially sensitive business data last week to other users of its business listings service. The company’s Local Business Center allows businesses to create a listing for Google’s search engine and Maps application, as well as add videos, coupons or photos. Google then provides data on…
Ca: New privacy rules for Crown-run casinos in Sask. after complaint investigation
Two Crown-run casinos in Regina and Moose Jaw, Sask., are no longer demanding personal information from people who pay cash for tickets to live stage shows. Gary Dickson, the province’s information and privacy commissioner, says Saskatchewan Gaming has adopted new privacy rules to stop the practice. He says his agency launched an investigation in 2008…