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The Canadian division of Home Depot didn’t get customers’ consent before sharing details of customers’ e-receipts – including encoded email addresses and in-store purchase information – with Facebook parent Meta Platforms, says Canada’s privacy commissioner. In a report released Thursday, Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said Home Depot of Canada confirmed that the data was shipped without
The federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) applies to all businesses in Canada except those in B.C., Alberta, and Quebec. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) notes that PIPEDA states that any collection, use, or disclosure of personal information must only be for purposes that a reasonable person would
Canadian companies still aren't doing enough to respect the privacy of residents, the federal privacy commissioner said in an interview marking Data Privacy Week. "In our annual report ... we saw a number of instances where there are still shortcomings in terms of how privacy is considered," Philippe Dufresne said Monday. In particular, he cited
Ottawa lawyer Kris Klein advises Canadian organizations on how to set up policies and procedures to comply with federal and provincial data privacy legal obligations. But earlier this month he faced data collection as a consumer. "I was parking my car at a grocery store," he recalled in an interview, "and in order to get
This article highlights key tips, traps and trends for advertisers for the coming year. Though Canadian law is referenced, the concepts have global relevance. The term “dark patterns”...