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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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
The Boston Globe is running an interesting article on the businesses that are offering services to calm consumers' fears about identity theft, including one that has been found by the Federal Trade Commission to have engaged in deceptive marketing:
Businesses see profits in fear of identity theft - The Boston Globe:"... Yesterday, ConsumerInfo.com, which is owned by the credit-reporting bureau Experian, settled with the Federal Trade Commission on charges that it had deceptively marketed ''free credit reports' and did not adequately disclose that customers who signed up for the report would also be enrolled in a credit-monitoring service and be charged $79.95 if they didn't cancel within 30 days..."
Labels: identity theft, information breaches
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