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The Toronto Sun has recently reported that Canada?s Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, will be offering a series of consultations available to the public specifically addressing how social networks function as repositories for data collectors and consumer profilers. The Toronto Sun article (link HERE, with content provided by The Canadian Press) states that Ms. Stoddart "is examining the privacy risks associated with the online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers, in the lead up to a review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act." According to Ms. Stoddart, and as referenced within a recent CNW Group Ltd. Article available HERE, "The consultation will equip the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada with a deeper understanding of the practice of tracking, profiling and targeting consumers online," and "[i]t will also provide a forum for the exploration of the privacy implications related to this modern industry practice, and the protections that Canadians expect." The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (website link HERE) is soliciting written submissions from interested parties through March 15, 2010, and is also seeking interested potential panelists to participate in open discussion panels the following two months in Toronto and Montreal.

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