Canada, U.S. laws on privacy complex

My September 3, 2008 column in the Winnipeg Free Press reports on the findings of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada regarding canada.com’s outsourcing to a U.S. based service provider. The finding highlights the complexities of Canadian and U.S. laws as they relate to the personal information of customers and reminds Canadian businesses of the need to have legal agreements with third party service providers, especially those located in the U.S.

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