Is online privacy protected under Canadian law?
Yes, it is. There are two laws that help safeguard your personal information: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has existed for a decade and a new anti-spam law was passed in Parliament in December 2010 and is expected to come into force in late 2011or early 2012.
PIPEDA requires private-sector organizations to obtain your consent if they want to collect, use or disclose personal information about you. They can use the information only for the purpose for which you gave consent. Also, even if you agree, businesses and organizations have to limit their disclosure to what a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the particular circumstances. You also have a right to see information that a business has about you, and to request that any errors be corrected.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner can receive and investigate complaints about possible violations of PIPEDA.
Canada’s new anti-spam legislation is designed to fight unsolicited commercial electronic messages (including e-mails, text messages and social networking messages) by requiring most senders to first obtain a recipient’s consent. There are exceptions, which generally include family, friends, and existing business contacts.
For more information on the new anti-spam law, please visit www.fightspam.gc.ca
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