- From: Karl Dubost <karld@opera.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:44:18 -0400
- To: "public-privacy@w3.org mailing list)" <public-privacy@w3.org>
Some of Canada’s most popular websites are flouting
federal privacy laws by sharing visitors’ valuable
personal information without their knowledge or
permission.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
declined to name the websites that raised privacy red
flags in research released on Tuesday. But the federal
watchdog said major sites operated by large companies
including retailers, travel services, and media, have
been giving user information they had collected to
other companies, without those users knowing about it
or agreeing to it.
— http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/watchdog-warns-of-significant-privacy-concerns-with-some-websites/article4566761/
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Karl Dubost - http://dev.opera.com/
Developer Relations, Opera Software
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