Canada Post Reviewing Use of Address Data Following Criticism From Privacy Watchdog

Canada Post Reviewing Use of Address Data Following Criticism From Privacy Watchdog
The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company's Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B.C., on June 1, 2017. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Canada Post said Friday it is reviewing how it uses data for tailored marketing campaigns after the federal privacy watchdog found the post office was breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages.

Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in a report released this week that information collected for the post office’s Smartmail Marketing Program includes data about where individuals live and what type of online shopping they do, based on who sends them parcels.