Privacy commissioners find B.C. firm delivered micro-targeted political ads without ensuring consent
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An investigation by the Privacy Commissioners in BC and in Ottawa has found a company in Victoria, called AggregateIQ, violated Canadian privacy laws when it used and disclosed the personal information of millions of voters in British Columbia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
AggregateIQ provides election-related software and political advertising services.
The privacy commissioners found AggregateIQ failed to ensure appropriate consent for the use of personal information, and the disclosure of the personal information of voters.
The Victoria-based company has been linked to Cambridge Analytica – the company caught up in a global scandal involving the micro-targeting of voters in various political campaigns.
Guest: David Shipley
Cybersecurity expert and CEO of Beauceron Security
An investigation by the Privacy Commissioners in BC and in Ottawa has found a company in Victoria, called AggregateIQ, violated Canadian privacy laws when it used and disclosed the personal information of millions of voters in British Columbia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
AggregateIQ provides election-related software and political advertising services.
The privacy commissioners found AggregateIQ failed to ensure appropriate consent for the use of personal information, and the disclosure of the personal information of voters.
The Victoria-based company has been linked to Cambridge Analytica – the company caught up in a global scandal involving the micro-targeting of voters in various political campaigns.
Guest: David Shipley
Cybersecurity expert and CEO of Beauceron Security