Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Canada: Reckless Data Handling Could Violate ID Theft Law

Kathleen Lau writes on ComputerWorld Canada:

The recently proposed amendment to the Criminal Code that would make "reckless" handling of personal information a crime can be troubling given the broad definition of the word, said one lawyer.

If Bill C-27 is passed, it will be an offense to make available or sell personal information (such as names, addresses bank account information and social insurance numbers) knowing it will be used to commit fraud – or if the person or company selling the information is reckless as to whether the data will be used for fraud by a third party.

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