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Canadian groups call for privacy breach disclosure law
A recently disclosed privacy breach at giant US-based information broker Choicepoint points out the need for a new law in Canada to help protect potential victims of identity theft, say two consumer and privacy advocacy groups — the Canadian Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).
Choicepoint is the largest of a number of data brokers that specialize in collecting personal information about individuals and selling it to businesses and governments for marketing, background checks, and other purposes. Choicepoint’s 19 billion public and private records are organized into detailed digital dossiers on millions of individuals and made available to a wide array of clients including insurance agencies, employee screeners, direct marketers, media outlets, and law enforcement agencies.
For more information, see:
Consumer Coalition calls for stronger ID theft protection in Canada
Identity Theft: The Need for Better Consumer Protection (PIAC, 2003)
US Privacy Advocates news release in response to Choicepoint disclosure
A recently disclosed privacy breach at giant US-based information broker Choicepoint points out the need for a new law in Canada to help protect potential victims of identity theft, say two consumer and privacy advocacy groups — the Canadian Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).
Choicepoint is the largest of a number of data brokers that specialize in collecting personal information about individuals and selling it to businesses and governments for marketing, background checks, and other purposes. Choicepoint’s 19 billion public and private records are organized into detailed digital dossiers on millions of individuals and made available to a wide array of clients including insurance agencies, employee screeners, direct marketers, media outlets, and law enforcement agencies.
For more information, see:
Consumer Coalition calls for stronger ID theft protection in Canada
Identity Theft: The Need for Better Consumer Protection (PIAC, 2003)
US Privacy Advocates news release in response to Choicepoint disclosure