Canada Strengthens Internet Privacy A new law to
protect personal information disclosed
through electronic transactions will take
effect in Canada on Jan. 1, and it will eventually
affect all domestic companies and those in the
United States that have Canadian subsidiaries.

Initially, the new law, the Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act, will
cover only companies that are federally regulated —
mainly banks and airlines. But by 2004, anyone
doing business in Canada must comply.
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