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Alberta Commissioner to join investigation into background check company

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta will join the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia in an investigation into Certn (Canad...

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How to identify dark patterns

Deceptive design patterns, also commonly referred to as Dark Patterns, are "practices commonly found in online user interfaces that steer, deceive, coerce, or manipulate consumers into making choices ...

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Michael Harvey

Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Telephone: (250) 387-5629
E-mail: info@oipc.bc.ca

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