The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Saturday, September 11, 2004
Computerworld is reporting that a California drug store chain is being sued by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse for allegedly using confidential customer medical information to feed drug comapny marketing practices:
California group sues Albertson's over privacy concerns - Computerworld:
"A dozen of the country's largest drug companies are named in the suit
News Story by Jaikumar Vijayan
SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC), a San Diego-based privacy advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit against supermarket chain Albertson's Inc. and its pharmacy units, SavOn, Osco and Jewel-Osco. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in San Diego County, alleges that Albertson's violated the privacy rights of its pharmacy customers by illegally using their confidential information to conduct targeted marketing campaigns on behalf of large drug companies...."
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