If we're dealing with personal information collected by the federal government, the Privacy Act does offer some protections. It's a badly outdated law, about 40 years old, but it would be an exaggeration to say that there are no protections.
February 7th, 2022 / 11:55 a.m.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
If we're dealing with personal information collected by the federal government, the Privacy Act does offer some protections. It's a badly outdated law, about 40 years old, but it would be an exaggeration to say that there are no protections.
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