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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Monday, January 07, 2008
A British celebrity, to demonstrate that privacy breaches are much ado about nothing, published his bank account number in a newspaper column and taunted that:
"All you'll be able to do with them is put money into my account. Not take it out. Honestly, I've never known such a palaver about nothing," he told readers.
Nothing can go wrong here, right? A wily reader used the information to set up an automatic debit to a Diabetes charity.
Lesson: Don't try to be cute with your personal information.
See: BBC NEWS Entertainment Clarkson stung after bank prank.
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