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Article: Many Canadian employers not following privacy law; Awareness lacking on how rule applies.(News)(Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)
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- Business Insurance
- Article date:
- May 10, 2004
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Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ
TORONTO-Many Canadian companies are still not in compliance with the country's federal privacy legislation, a fact that privacy experts say could expose them to several potential liabilities.
Since Jan. 1, 2004, Canadians' personal information has been protected by a law called the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, which sets out the ground rules for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the course of commercial activities. It balances an individual's right to privacy with an organization's need for personal information for legitimate business purposes, according to the Office of ...