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Article: When Does Information Become Personal?(Information law)(Column)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- August 21, 2007
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Sensitivity to how personal information is collected, used and disclosed is growing. With this sensitivity has come a heightened awareness of the many privacy issues that can crop up when dealing with personal information. Many of us are starting to feel comfortable with the whole concept of privacy and personal information. We know now what "personal information" means. Or do we?
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) defines as personal information any information about an identifiable individual. Although PIPEDA does not specify what is included, it does tell us what is excluded, namely one's name, business title, business ...