Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act today. The Act will allow the imposition of fines that could run to millions of dollars on private companies that violate Canadians' privacy.
If the draft legislation passes, companies would have to obtain consent from customers through plain language — not a long, jargon-filled legal document — before using their personal data.
According to the wording of a government press release, the legislation also would give Canadians the option of demanding that their personal online information be "destroyed".
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