Canada Post Breaking Law by Gathering Info From Envelopes, Parcels: Watchdog

Canada Post Breaking Law by Gathering Info From Envelopes, Parcels: Watchdog
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne holds a press conference in Ottawa, on Jan. 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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The federal privacy watchdog says Canada Post is breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages to help build marketing lists that it rents to businesses.

The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says information collected for the marketing program includes data about where individuals live and what type of online shopping they do, based on who sends them packages.