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Consumer advocates cheer privacy finding re: Aeroplan
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2002Those fed up with personalized junk mail and telemarketing, but unable to control it, have an ally in the federal Privacy Commissioner. George Radwanski, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, today released his findings on a complaint lodged last summer about the customer information practices of Air Canada's Aeroplan Frequent Flier program. In a strongly worded report, the Commissioner ...
Telemarketing Irks Canadians
Thursday, Aug 09, 2001Ottawa NEWS RELEASE TELEMARKETING IRKS CANADIANS Canadians are getting fed up with telemarketing, according to recent market research. In survey results released today, a strong majority of Canadians express a desire to stop all telemarketing calls to their homes. When presented with two alternative statements, 61% chose the statement “I would like to stop receiving all ...