Sunday, January 15, 2006

Canada: Cable Website Allows Anyone to See What You're Watching

A Canadian Press article by Jim Bronskill, via The Globe and Mail, reports that

Viewers with cable-television services like the Hustler channel or Red Light District TV might be a little sheepish about their neighbours knowing.

But the Rogers Cable website has long allowed anyone with Internet access to find out which packages and specialty channels -- including several adult services -- the company's customers enjoy.

The ready access to such personal information is "completely appalling and unacceptable," said Anne-Marie Hayden, a spokeswoman for federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.

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