Privacy czar’s Home Depot investigation exposes weaknesses in Ottawa’s new privacy bill

There should be no room for ‘implied’ consent in Bill C-27. It is a dated idea that creates confusion for consumers, and for businesses, as in the case of Home Depot.

In a January report, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne found Home Depot failed to get customer ‘knowledge and consent’ before sharing information with Meta.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY COLIN BENNETT

February 23, 2023

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne recently issued an important decision about the sharing of personal information between Home ...

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